In dawn raids across two continents US and UK police today moved to break up what they believe may be one of the biggest international drug cartels to have been discovered this century. Although dozens of people are thought to be helping police with their enquiries this morning, preliminary reports are indicating that no drugs have been recovered.
Inspector bean, the UK officer responsible for instigating the operation in the first place, told reporters that “It all began when I was having a conversation with my young nephew over pizza one evening. Many of his friends have had difficulty finding work since they left college, and he told me that a large number of them are now turning to e-marketing to make a living, using websites like How To Make Money Online. He was quite open about this, and I was shocked to hear that the sale of ecstasy has become so widespread over the neterwebs. Many of these youngsters are apparently earning large sums of money through these operations, so I knew it must be big, and they even seem to be openly recruiting new members into these gangs through something called affiliate marketing. ”
Over the sound of loud groans from both reporters and the reddening faces of higher ranking officers, who had undoubtedly all come to grab the glory for something they knew nothing about, one sniggering reporter asked Inspector bean whether he had ever heard of something called e-mail. At this point the Inspector seemed to become very animated and excitable, but told the press conference that he could not say much because he did not want to jeopardise an upcoming investigation into a global drug smuggling investigation thought to involve sending packets of ecstasy through the post.
