Police Use WhatsApp Photo of Fingerprint to Bust 11 Drug Dealers

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April 16, 2018
Category : Whatsapp

You gotta hand it to the Welsh police—they were able to solve an entire drug case with a photo of just three fingers. Authorities in Wales arrested a group of drug dealers in August for selling the Gorilla Glue strain of marijuana. During their investigation, they intercepted WhatsApp messages from one of …

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