Drug gangs deliver cocaine to your door ‘faster than a pizza’

Experts warn of escalating use COCAINE can be delivered quicker than a pizza in England and Scotland, according to a survey of drug users.

Dealers compete through speed of delivery and – at 30 minutes – offer some of the fastest rates in the world.

Drugs gangs are avoiding street dealing by turning to the so-called dark web to sell to customers. Some orders are sent through letterboxes.

It is feared that easy access and higher purity of cocaine are “likely to lead to escalating use” which could harm people.

Drug users in England were found to consume the second highest amount of cocaine in a single session (0.7g) beaten only by Scotland in the world.

The Global Drugs Survey questioned 1,000 cocaine users in England and 500 in Scotland.

The study said: “The rise of encrypted social media platforms makes ordering relatively safe. With many cities covered with CCTV cameras, traditional street dealing is becoming less attractive.”

Some 36.8 per cent of users surveyed in England said they could get cocaine within 30 minutes and 37.4 per cent in Scotland – placing them fifth and sixth in world rankings.

This compares with 12.2 per cent of people in England and 19.8 per cent in Scotland who could get a pizza in the same time. The report surveyed 130,000 users in 44 countries.