Online video games, the latest hunting grounds for drug cartels


Online games such as ‘Grand Theft Auto’ or ‘World Of Warcraft’ provide perfect cover for cartels to discreetly sell drugs or find personnel. — AFP

STRASBOURG, France: Narcotics police the world over are sprucing up their video game skills, as cartels go increasingly online to sell drugs and recruit dealers.

“Cartels have been incredibly tech savvy over recent years, reaching vast audiences,” Benjamin Shultz, foreign malign influence analyst at Deloitte, told a Council of Europe meeting.

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