'Findweed': Snapchat drug trafficker placed on parole

Encrypted messages failed to protect a teenager who trafficked drugs using Snapchat under the username “Findweed”. Mesa Emily Perry was on Monday sentenced to two years in jail with immediate release on parole for trafficking marijuana from her Mountain Creek home between November 2019 and February last year. Crown prosecutor Stipe Drinovac told Maroochydore District Court that Perry, now 20, was home on February 21 last year when police scoured her room, house and phone. They found 7g marijuana, scales and a grinder. Boy’s sacrifice to support teen during ‘surreal’ diagnosis Shared passion at centre of SES love story Messages on Perry’s phone revealed she trafficked drugs for 112 days during which she dealt to at least 10 regular customers. Mr Drinovac said she sourced 28g of marijuana each week before onselling to pocket up to $400 week in profit. “(Perry) told police she started selling cannabis after her boyfriend went to jail and she quit her job,” Mr Drinovac said. ” … She told police that her customers contacted her via Facebook messenger and the application Snapchat.” The court heard she used applications Snapchat and Wickr to market her marijuana under the username “Findweed”. Perry on Monday pleaded guilty…
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