Flip News — west yorkshire news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/west-yorkshire/ The latest Flip News stories on west yorkshire. en-GB Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:04:13 GMT West Yorkshire criminals using social media to recruit students as "parcel mules", police warn https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/west-yorkshire-parcel-mules/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/west-yorkshire-parcel-mules/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT West Yorkshire Police has warned that organised criminals are using Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook to recruit students as "parcel mules" — paying them cash to accept parcels that may contain drugs, weapons or stolen goods. James Calloway west yorkshire students organised crime social media west yorkshire police snapchat West Yorkshire Police (lead via The Guardian)