Drug dealers are using emoji-laden delivery menus to entice first-year university students, an investigation has found.
Common symbols include a horse to represent Class B drug ketamine and a test tube emoji for hallucinogenic LSD. Meanwhile, a dolphin next to the 'heart on fire' emoji is a signal for ecstasy.
Freshers are being approached by 'a lot of dealers going "if you need something at any point, here’s my number",' an investigation by The Times found.
They are given a lighter with a number on it, which if they text it, will show a takeaway-style drugs menu with promises of fast deliveries.
One fresher told the publication: 'They [the dealers] are all quite young, they are pretty lax. They are pretty blunt about it, the ones that have approached me.
