Times are changing, new technologies are developing and drug traffickers are adapting. Thus, the traditional meeting in shady squares for the purchase of substances has been replaced, in most cases, by a convenient delivery service. Organized and managed by applications that make seller traceability virtually impossible. If the top of the pyramid remains obscure, the young or very young are restless at the base. They are the ones who deliver the order. Like a Roman DJ, without a criminal record, who negotiated a sentence of 1 year and 4 months before the single-judge court in Piazzale Clodio.
A new app
Last Saturday, the police surprised her with two bags: they contained 28 grams of marijuana and 35 grams of hashish respectively. In the vehicle, also 985 euros in cash. Both envelopes contained acronyms: an examination of his mobile phone revealed that they were intended to help him understand when and where to deliver the medicines. Appointments were made via a new messaging application, increasingly popular in the industry. It's called Session and its fortune is due to the fact that it guarantees even more privacy than Telegram.
What is a session and how does it work
As explained on the Google Play overview page: “Session uses a powerful decentralized network of servers to route your messages, making it impossible for your data to be lost or sold. And thanks to Session's private routing protocols, your messages are completely anonymous. No one ever knows who you're talking to, what you're saying, or even your IP address. » And finally, one last promise: “Take back your online privacy today: download Session”. The application was launched in 2020 and its use to convey illicit traffic was instantaneous. Indeed, in the midst of a global pandemic caused by the Coronavirus, the sale of weed, hashish and other substances has begun to be organized electronically. To the point that now the majority of cases that end up in court concern messaging applications, such as Telegram. And, more and more frequently, Session.
Previous
Last March, a cat was discovered on the platform. It contained a price list for different types of cakes. It was code for drugs. This is how the sales took place in Ponte Milvio, the heart of good Rome. Three young people residing between Ardea and Pomezia, aged 18 to 23, were arrested for this episode. They correspond to the profile of the ideal recruit for this type of operation. Young people without a criminal record are often arrested against their will. They end up making deliveries because they are using substances themselves and may have accrued debt with the supplier. Or again, these are young students who fell into the hands of loan sharks after starting to depend on online betting, as reported by the anti-usury clinic Confcommercio. Where it was found that between December and January alone, requests for help related to the phenomenon, mainly from university students, increased by 50%.
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