Post-00s drug dealers use "contactless" virtual money to sell drugs, ultimately arrested in Shanghai.

On June 30, according to Knews reports, the Shanghai police discovered a photo on the phones of drug users during their arrest process. The seemingly inconspicuous photo of a green belt had a red mark on it. Following the road surveillance, the police found the figure of a drug dealer. A man in black was squatting in front of the green belt digging in the soil, then he buried something and took a photo with his phone. Subsequently, the police followed the drug dealer’s trail, digging up the soil one by one, and found the marijuana he had buried. At the same time, the police also found other drug users. These drug users contacted the drug dealers through overseas chat software, paid with virtual coins as instructed, and received photos of the buried drug points sent by the dealers. The post-00s drug dealer Li Qi was eventually caught; he confessed that he found a way to “make some extra cash” online. After receiving the drugs from his supplier, he could earn 50 yuan for every package he buried, and in just a few days, he buried hundreds of packages of drugs. The police discovered that he drove across 7 provinces, digging and burying drugs, taking location photos, making buyers “treasure hunt” for the drugs. Li Qi even lived and ate in his car, turning it into a “mobile drug dealing vehicle.” Currently, the suspect Li Qi has been lawfully arrested by the prosecution for drug trafficking. Relevant investigations into the case are still ongoing.