October 14, 2005
Drug Dealers' mobile phone mistake
According to Ananova, a gang has been charged with drug trafficking in Brazil after the police found pictures on their cameraphone of themselves with kilos of cocaine
"Police in Sao Paulo arrested the men and searched them after a tip off, Jornal da Globo reports. They found marijuana and cocaine on them but not enough to charge them wth drug dealing.
But then they found pictures on their phones of them packing kilos of cocaine and with a large amount of marijuana.
Related story:
-- Cameraphone picture gives suspect up - One of the suspects phones had interesting wallpaper - a picture of one of the suspects holding an AK-47.
-- "Cellphone bandits apprehended - A team of "cell phone bandits" recorded themselves robbing a store with one of their camera phones. The police recovered it.
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