Watch out! Emojis being used as code for drugs, Pune police alert parents

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Cocaine 👃🏼😛❄️
MDMA 💊🍬
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𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: The emoji 👆 is widely used in chats by drug dealers and users to refer to various drugs

82 drug dealers arrested and Rs. 7.28 SEK were seized in the last six months.#SayYesToLife #NoToDrugs

Pune City Police June 24, 2023

In 58 drug busts by Pune City Police since January 1 this year, contraband such as marijuana, ganja, mephedrone, cocaine, hashish, poppy peel, opium, katha edulis or khat, MDMA also known as ecstasy, brown sugar and mushrooms Magical hashish oil and LSD totaling Rs 7.28 crore were recovered. As many as 82 suspects have been arrested in these cases.

“In several drug seizure cases, our investigation revealed that the supplier, hawkers and customers, especially young people, communicate using emojis. On the hawkers’ and customers’ phones, we found several communications in which specific emojis indicate demand and supply for medicines. We appeal to parents To be vigilant about such communications on their children’s phones.”The use of emojis as symbols between suppliers and users has been noticed by investigative agencies across the world,” said Inspector Vinayak Gaikwad of the Pune Police Drug Control Cell.

Officials said they found emoji of drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, magic mushrooms, methamphetamine, and heroin. Officials said that while no bouts of the sedative alprazolam or Xanax had been performed in Pune, they had come across emojis of it in some cases.

In 58 drug busts reported so far, Pune Police have seized: 385 kilograms of marijuana worth Rs 77.83 lakh, 1,874 kilograms of mephedrone worth Rs 3,754 crore, 201.4 grams of cocaine worth Rs 40.35 crore, 3,285 kilograms of cannabis or hashish. worth Rs 42.68 lakh, 5 kilograms of poppy peel worth Rs 76,000, 417 grams of opium worth Rs 8.34 lakh, Katha edulis of khat leaves and powder worth Rs 7 lakh, 42.295 grams of LSD stamps worth Rs 1.18 lakh, 18.476 grams of MDMA or pills Ecstasy worth Rs 1.76 lakh, 336 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 40.33 lakh, psilocybin or magic mushrooms worth Rs 1 lakh and 29 grams of cannabis oil worth Rs 3.9 lakh.

According to the UNODC website, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day, is observed on June 26 to promote action and cooperation in achieving a world free of drug use. This year’s campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of treating people who use drugs with respect and compassion; Provide evidence-based volunteer services to all; offer alternatives to punishment; prioritize prevention; Compassionate leadership. The campaign also aims to combat stigma and discrimination against drug users by promoting respectful and non-judgmental language and attitudes.

To celebrate the day, Pune City Police has organized several awareness campaigns and events focusing on youth and students from colleges and schools in the city. The activities will include an awareness walk for students on the morning of June 26, which will be attended by senior police officers, including Poona Police Commissioners Ritesh Kumar and Joint Commissioner Sandeep Karnik. The activities will continue for the next two months.



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