Police track drug buyers via SMS

Automated text messages are alerting Queensland police of the identity and location of people who pharmacy hop for drugs containing pseudoephedrine. The Courier Mail reports.

"The Pharmacy Guild of Queensland software triggers an immediate alarm when multiple packets of drugs are requested by customers within a short period of time.

"An SMS (text message) is sent to a special dedicated police number. Even if they go to different premises in Queensland in one day it will trigger an alert

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