Snapchat: Does app give drug gangs access to teenagers?

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An undercover BBC investigation finds drug gangs are using social media to recruit children.

I am shocked that this content is so readily available, even though I set up this account posing as a child.

She got sucked into that dark world after a friend request on Snapchat from a young man she met on a night out. "It was a bit scary at first, but I kind of realised that I didn't look like your typical drug dealer so I could get away with it a bit easier." It's the question almost every parent worries about the most. Just how safe is your child online and on social media?

Soon after setting up Mia's account, Snapchat started to suggest "quick adds" who I might want to make friends with.Some of those suggested friends appeared to be drug dealers - constantly posting pictures of the drugs they claim to be selling.

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