Who are the gangs behind the cannabis home delivery service?
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Led by open-source intelligence (OSINT) producer Sam Doak and data and forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire, the team tried to track down and even went to the homes allegedly at the heart of a drug ring responsible for stickers found in a number of cities across the UK.
On today’s episode of the Sky News Daily, listen to how the investigation exposes how dark web merchants are coming out of the shadows and into broad daylight and what are the police doing about it.
Sky News contacted the National Crime Agency about our findings.
They said: “Many organised crime groups selling drugs use social media and communication platforms to promote and sell their illicit produce," it said in a statement.
“The NCA is working with partners across law enforcement and government to tackle drug trafficking."
Producer: Emily Hulme and Emma Rae Woodhouse
Editor: Philly Beaumont
Extra journalism: Henry Vaughan
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| 1:03.0 | Cannabis QR codes and parcels in the post. |
| 1:06.7 | A Sky News investigation reveals how dealers are selling their wares through stickers on bus stops. |
| 1:12.3 | So, who's behind the operation? |
| 1:17.2 | Buying drugs via the internet is nothing new. |
| 1:20.5 | The dark web has long been home to dealers wishing to avoid detection. |
| 1:24.6 | But now, for whatever reason, they're operating in plain sight. |
| 1:28.8 | QR codes on stickers left in, public places around the country, direct people to a normal, |
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