MarathonMike
Diamond Member
If only these Social Media platforms shutdown drug Cartel ads as quickly as they shutdown Conservative posters. Here is an excerpt from one of the many articles about drug cartel recruitment on Social Media:
“The ad will say, ‘Anyone looking to make easy money, contact us,’” Coe said. “Cartels will say, ‘Go to south Texas to pick up some people. We’ll give you $1,000 a head.'”
Other apps are also used to communicate with smugglers, such as WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook. Coe has arrested children aged 14-16 participating in this scheme, with some living as far away as Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
“We’ve had kids from broken homes with mom working two jobs and dads in jail. The lure of easy money is what does it,” Coe said. “They get anywhere from $500 to $2,000 a head. The cartels will give them an address and say, ‘Pull up here and honk your horn twice.’”
“The ad will say, ‘Anyone looking to make easy money, contact us,’” Coe said. “Cartels will say, ‘Go to south Texas to pick up some people. We’ll give you $1,000 a head.'”
Other apps are also used to communicate with smugglers, such as WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook. Coe has arrested children aged 14-16 participating in this scheme, with some living as far away as Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
“We’ve had kids from broken homes with mom working two jobs and dads in jail. The lure of easy money is what does it,” Coe said. “They get anywhere from $500 to $2,000 a head. The cartels will give them an address and say, ‘Pull up here and honk your horn twice.’”
