LGBTQ+ dating apps used by police in dozens of drug arrests [View all]
Florida authorities this week said LGBTQ+ dating apps have helped them make upwards of 60 drug-related arrests.
In a six-month sting operation which officers called “Swipe Left for Meth,” undercover detectives used dating apps like Grindr and Scruff – targeted toward men who have sex with men – to locate a number of people suspected of buying and selling drugs online.
The operation produced more than 60 arrests, according to a news release, and detectives have obtained warrants for at least eight other suspects.
Detectives during the investigation filed 159 total felony charges and 72 misdemeanor charges against the suspects, who, altogether, have 908 previous charges, including 453 prior felonies and 455 prior misdemeanors.
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