Roofies, Counterfeit Money, and Firearms
I’m used to seeing ads for fake IDs everywhere in China (sometimes as a stamp, sometimes just written in permanent black marker, nothing more than the word 办证 and a phone number), but I was surprised by this ad. I encountered it in a public restroom near Mogan Shan (莫干山):
The ad is the black stamp on the “step closer to the urinal” PSA, and it’s selling three things:
– 迷药 (something like roofies)
– 假币 (counterfeit money)
– 枪支 (firearms)
All of these, obviously, are highly illegal in China. I’m not sure how such a brazen method of advertising illegal goods can be pulled off (even outside the big city).
Do you think it could be a prank? If they’re serious, I guess it’s one of those go big or go home situations; if you’re going to sell illegals, may as well sell all of them, right?
Haven’t seen counterfeit money in forever. Also, I didn’t know China had a problem with men standing back and splashing the whole area. I thought the bathrooms stank because they never use soap and bleach to clean them. They just rinse with plain water and wonder why the stench never leaves.
I’ve seen counterfeit money in the last 12 months in Beijing.
But my guess on this advertisement is that it’s a scam – I doubt some would-be criminal will actually end up buying a firearm.