Fortnite is one of the most popular online games of the moment, and unfortunately drug traffickers end up taking advantage of its popularity to force children to transport their drugs, or to hide them from the police in their own homes, according to some investigations carried out in the Britain.
Fortnite is so popular among children that drug dealers are recruiting the little ones from social networks by offering v-bucks to buy various items in the game, which they would not be able to afford, and then forcing them to traffic in drugs, or hide them.
Fortnite creates addiction, and children become dependent on those v-bucks with which they buy various objects, traffickers forcing the little ones to transport the drugs to various people, or to keep them in their homes in order to continue receiving the virtual money.
Fortnite has been at the center of many controversies over time, and now we are talking about a new one that has these v-bucks at the center, the little ones being very easy to manipulate to help drug dealers, all without their parents knowing he knows what is happening in reality.
"Criminals are using the Fortnite video game to groom children as young as 12 to become drug mules, youth workers have warned. The game's virtual currency, v-dollars, is given to kids who want to buy extras for the game, such as costumes and dance moves for their characters, but can't afford to do so. After the kid is used to receiving v-dollars, the drug dealers demand something in return. They arrange to meet in person and often ask the child to store drugs in their bedroom or deliver them to customers."
Fortnite is used in this way because it is so popular among young people, and unfortunately we are talking about a phenomenon that will not die out anytime soon because as long as there is something that people want, there will be people who will take advantage of it. to stay.
