23 days ago
West Yorkshire criminals using social media to recruit students
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 15:01 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “West Yorkshire criminals using social media to recruit students”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Organised crime groups offer cash to move packages containing drugs or weapons, says West Yorkshire force Students are being recruited by criminals to transfer illegal packages containing illegal drugs, prohibited weapons, stolen goods and dirty cash, say police in West Yorkshire.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
West Yorkshire criminals using social media to recruit students
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
West Yorkshire criminals using social media to recruit students as ‘parcel mules’
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Criminals recruiting students on social media to be ‘parcel mules’, say police
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian