The network on Telegram was probably the largest online drug delivery company in Switzerland. Now all accounts for orders for the online service with the name «V.» * Have disappeared from the platform.
It has not yet been confirmed whether the police are behind the closure of the accounts. At Blick’s request, the Zurich Public Prosecutor’s Office is referred to as the competent authority. However, this “waived” a statement.
Former customers of the network are also looking for an explanation in a forum on Telegram. The courier service is on vacation, they say. But why he should have taken all accounts offline is unclear. If these were deleted, there would be no going back: it would be impossible to restore them, the customer contacts would have disappeared.
This is how drug shipping worked
Until recently, the dealer sold a wide range of illegal drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and LSD. The contact with the drug dealers was purely virtual: users communicated via encrypted chats, and finally paid for the goods ordered with bitcoins at the SBB machine.
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The drugs were then sent by post. The drug dealer also used couriers in Zurich and St. Gallen. Blick TV Undercover tried out the online mailing system “V.” * Before it disappeared – and reveals how easily and quickly consumers today can get hold of dangerous substances.
Courier convicted
The dealer has already been targeted by the authorities in the past: In the spring of 2021, a Romanian was convicted for delivering the drugs as a courier for the service. She received an expulsion from the country for seven years and a conditional prison sentence of 20 months, like the «Federation»Reported.
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The woman said in court at the time that the drug dealers assigned her customers. She would then be credited five francs for each delivery. She kept the drugs that she was supposed to deliver at home and bought them regularly. The service is said to have stated that courier jobs could earn between 5,000 and 25,000 francs.
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