Drug Dealers’ Cash-In on Burner Phones Not so Scot-Free

Dial-a-dealer operations in Sydney are not as easily concealed as sellers may think, with police saying they can now track the untraceable. Secondary mobile phones are growing more popular among dealers and runners who use them as “drug and run” phones for their anonymity, though Detective Inspector Glenn Morfoot says the devices are still able to be traced. Mr. Morfoot said dial-a-dealer operations were becoming more prevalent, especially in southwest Sydney. “A controller who has a ‘drug and run’ phone receives requests from customers which are then distributed to the runners organising to meet the customers and supply the drugs,” he told reporters....