Caches, treasures.

[NeuroSurgeon]

Let me tell you, in Russia, Belarus, and neighboring countries, the method used is stashes.
This involves a store owner, unknown to anyone, who only exists online. And a courier who works for him. He gets paid handsomely for each stash.
He might hide the drugs under a rock, bury them near a curb or a tree, stick a magnet on them, and throw them on iron pipes.
He might take a photo later, but that's not necessary. He might give the address, and then he'll write to the store owner.
As a result, the customer doesn't know the store owner, doesn't know the courier. And the courier doesn't know anyone, just like the store owner.
This is a good distribution method that has been working for many years.
Yes, they get caught by the police too. But due to their own stupidity and lack of care.
But only the courier gets caught; they don't always get caught.
And this creates difficulties for the police.
What do you think about this?

 

[NeuroSurgeon]

I forgot to add that the store owner either anonymously searches for couriers online or hires someone, also anonymously online, to find couriers and pays them for each courier. So no one knows each other. All they know are their online nicknames, that's all.
In this case, the courier must leave their passport information and other documents, or post a cash deposit in case they try to cheat, so they can be found and punished.
They also risk losing money. The first time, the store leaves them a small stash of drugs, about 2-3 packages.
This can happen several times.
Then, you can leave large packages of 100g to 1kg or more with the courier if they've proven their reliability.
This makes them a wholesale courier. You can then deliver drugs to them without touching them at all.
Then, when another one or two retail couriers are found, a network is formed. In this network, there's a store owner who controls the supply of the drug to the first courier, coordinates their actions, and receives the addresses of the hiding places from the second and third couriers. And then pays everyone.
But there are systems with curators who communicate online with couriers; they are part of the chain of command between the couriers and the store owner. Typically, this person finds couriers and receives payment for them, then becomes a curator.
Ultimately, no one knows anyone, because we found everyone online using maximum anonymity and promising to pay everyone generously. This makes it difficult to catch anyone in the chain and to identify the store owner.
Bingo

 

[miner21]

Interesting . I don't think I would trust someone leaving me a possibly fake passport

 

[NeuroSurgeon]

To do this, he takes a photo of himself with his face and passport.
Or you can punish him in another way, since you know the address where he'll get the stash.
And you'll know what he looks like.
But I agree, there are always risks. It all depends on how much a person needs this job and how much money they can make from it.