Chicago Police infiltrated secret online groups selling guns and drugs in 'Operation FaceBOOKED'

[mucifer]

(CNN)Chicago Police said Tuesday that 53 people are in custody as part of "Operation FaceBOOKED," a two-year operation to infiltrate secret groups selling drugs and guns on Facebook.

Interim superintendent Charlie Beck announced the mass arrests at a news conference Tuesday and took aim at Facebook's privacy policies, which he said facilitated the practice.

"Today's announcement will help educate everyone on how some of these dangerous weapons are being sold, and how social media conglomerates like Facebook are encouraging this type of illegal activity by turning a blind eye in the name of member privacy," he said.

The investigation began in December 2017 when an informant told police drugs and weapons were regularly sold on these private groups on Facebook, according to First Deputy Superintendent Anthony Riccio. The private groups are unsearchable, effectively making them invisible to anyone not invited in, he explained

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/03/us/chicago-facebook-arrests/index.html

[lunasun]

1. According to the local news here -Yes - Facebook fueled illegal gun sales and

police accused the website of not cooperating to help stop it
But I did not hear about the illegal drug sales on the website
It’s out of control but profitable seems to be where FB is at

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2. Facebook the un-American company