Google Site Orkut Used by Drug Gang
Ten people have been arrested in Brazil after authorities discovered them allegedly using Google's online community site, Orkut, to sell drugs. Orkut, launched by Google in 2004, is an invitation-only service which lets people build up networks of contacts with whom they chat.
It is similar to other social networking sites which have become increasingly popular such as Friendster, and MySpace which was recently bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
The Brazilian authorities say that the drug dealers used the Orkut network service to link up deals to sell ecstasy and marijuana.
