The codenamed "music class" for online drug trafficking has caused concern among parents, and the police pointed out that the investigation is difficult

"Music class" has become a codeword for drugs, causing parents to worry. (Extracted from the Internet)

Internet drug trafficking methods are constantly changing, from code words such as "candy", "coffee", "drinks", and "rainbow" to "music lessons" and "equipment" that have been circulated in recent years. What's even more troublesome is that more than half of the drug trafficking information circulating on the Internet may not be pure drug trafficking at all, but traps set by fraud syndicates, making investigation and investigation facing unprecedented challenges.

A senior criminal police officer pointed out that in the past, drug code codes could be associated with appearance, packaging or use methods. Nowadays, "music lessons" and "equipment" have escaped, and it is difficult to identify it by text alone. If there are only simple keywords, code words or pictures, and there is no evidence of actual transactions, cash flows, drugs, and connections between the buyer and seller, even if the platform removes the post, you can immediately change the account and start again, creating a "delete one, create a new one" tracing dilemma.

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The Taichung City Criminal Police Brigade pointed out that if a website or platform is determined by the government or court to involve fraud, illegality, or security risks, telecom operators can be legally required to block public connections by modifying the domain name system. However, drug trafficking messages use a lot of slang and metaphors. If illegality cannot be clearly proven, it is difficult for the platform to completely block the website with just one word.

In the past, we strengthened surveillance on suspected drug codes such as "candy", but unexpectedly, legally sold candy products were misjudged and removed from the shelves by the system, triggering protests from industry players. Nowadays, "music lessons" are a common term in daily life. If there is a complete blockade, even normal music teaching, courses and related content may be affected.

In addition, senior police officers pointed out that many so-called drug trafficking advertisements on the Internet are actually scams. Suspects believe that drug buyers are defrauded even if they remit money, but they dare not ask for help because they are afraid that reporting the crime will be equivalent to "self-certified drug purchase". When faced with Internet drug slang, you cannot just rely on keywords to "block each one". Different units such as the police, digital and platform operators must be combined to cross-track and prevent accounts, contacts, transactions, cash flow and specific criminal activities.

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