This is one way to lose a few friends.
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Kentucky posted a flyer on its Facebook page on Monday that tells drug dealers to "report your competition" to the police.
"Attention drug dealers. Is your drug dealing competition costing you money?" the tongue-in-cheek flyer asks. "We offer a free service to help you eliminate your drug competition." It then asks alleged dealers fill out seven lines of said rival's information, from his or her home address to the hours he or she is most active.
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Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton told local media that while the Facebook post is funny, he isn't joking. "We've got our community engaged," he told Lexington, Kentucky news station WKYT. "People are looking at it. They're talking about it. And you know, if we can get a good tip and get a good drug dealer off the streets, all the more."
A version of the flyer was originally placed by a Georgia sheriff as an advertisement in his town's local newspaper.
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“Advertising in The Darien News works! The above ad appeared in this week's issue and has gone viral!” that paper, The Darien News said on Facebook last month.