US Police raise false alarm, link Coronavirus to meth to trick users into turning in drugs

Merrill police department on Thursday raised a false alarm on social media about a possibility of meth being contaminated with vel Coronavirus in an attempt to trick drug users into turning in ir substance. Merrill police department on February 27 posted a mess on Facebook where it urged people to bring illegal drug to police station where y will test it for free. Later, in an updated post, police department mitted that claim of meth being contaminated with Coronavirus was false, and it was done in an attempt to trick people into turning in ir meth to station. 

False claim by US police

Merril police department h earlier me a post asking people to take meth possessed by m to " Merrill Police Department and we will test it for free". It also said that if people are "t comfortable going into an office setting, please request any officer and y'll test your Meth in privacy of your home". After facing a backlash, department on February 28 updated post mitting it was trying to trick people into bringing ir drugs to station.

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Merrill police department's false claim about coronavirus

Merrill police department's updated post

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However, updated post came too late as many journalists, rio stations and or users h alrey shared false claim believing that it to be real. Some h also spre false claim by Merrill police department in an attempt at humour. According to reports, it was t just Merrill police department who thought of capitalising on outbreak, or departments like Texas police and a US Army substance abuse program h also me false claim. 

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new Coronavirus, also kwn as COVID-19, has claimed more than 2,900 lives across globe and has infected over 85,000 people since December 2019. According to reports, at least 106 people have died outside mainland China, which makes it worst disease outbreak in 21st century. United States on Saturday reported its first death due to virus from Washington state. virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, where animals were being tred illegally. Hubei province in China has been most affected by contagious disease, which is also epicentre of virus. 

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