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Australian police are finding it easier to crack down on illegal marijuana possession

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A screenshot from Twitter shows a photo of marijuana tagged with incriminating keywords.

By Police1 Staff

Australian police are finding it easier to crack down on illegal marijuana possession as users are not only posting their drug photos online, but flagging them with hashtags for quick retrieval.

On the photo-sharing site Instagram, searching and clicking on #aussiestoners, #weedstagram and #oznugs brings up dozens of images of grow operations, marijuana plants and smokers with bongs, CBC News reported.

A spokesman for Victoria police said anyone tracked and prosecuted online would face penalties if caught.