Posted on January 27, 2017 in Drug Offenses

With the continuing expansion of social media use, law enforcement agencies may be finding it easier to find and track suspects in drug investigations. By now, most people are at least somewhat aware of the likelihood of schools and employers checking their Facebook accounts. Police officers across the nation are also getting into the habit of using social media to find evidence of drug use or trafficking.

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In most cases, officers concentrate their searches on trafficking suspects, not users. They also know that finding the people who buy the product can lead them to those who sell it. For this reason, anyone whose social media network includes a potential suspect can get swept up in the investigation. Once that happens, there is no guarantee that law enforcement will let you off the hook in favor of pursuing bigger targets. Even something as seemingly small as a picture of you at a party where drug use is in evidence can involve you in at least being questioned if not arrested.

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