Overview
- Police this week publicised photos of small, brightly decorated plastic packets left in residential mailboxes that they say are being used to distribute free samples of illegal drugs.
- Officials listed possible contents as cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine, hashish, marijuana and the synthetic stimulant 3‑MMC and warned people not to open or handle the items.
- Police said the packets are a deliberate marketing tactic by dealers to recruit customers for messenger‑based delivery networks and stressed that advertising for illegal drugs is a criminal offense.
- Authorities highlighted a special risk to children because the colorful packaging could attract minors and asked parents to check mailboxes and report any finds immediately.
- The mailbox packets fit a wider shift in urban drug sales from street deals to sticker, flyer and QR‑code campaigns that funnel buyers into chat groups, a trend authorities link to rising drug deaths and harder prevention work.