Brits using new Facebook Marketplace app to flog DRUGS and CIGARETTES

Facebook's marketplace is now being used to sell items such as imported cigarettes and drugs.

The app, which has now been active for a week, has already seen people in the US trying to sell adult services, drugs and firearms.

But the UK Marketplace has now followed suit and is full of people trying to sell imported cigarettes and dodgy substances.

Spotted by The Sun, one person had a wrap (a piece of card folded up) of white powder for sale for £30 in the Baron's Court area of London.

When we clicked on the link it quickly disappeared.

Whether it was deleted by Facebook or by the user, it is unknown, but we were able to screenshot it prior to it disappearing.

The site's Commerce Policy strictly prohibits people from selling such items, but it seems like many slip through the net unnoticed.

When selling an item on the Marketplace, each listing is checked over by Facebook who decide whether or not the item matches their policies.

However in between all the normal listings - such as children's clothes, electronics and household goods - there have been people selling drugs and duty free cigarettes.

A lot of people have also been selling new £5 notes. With the majority of the items being listen not being worth anything other than £5.

As while notes with AA01 listings are worth significantly more to collectors - due to them being the first batch ever printed - many people are just listing generic £5 notes.

Facebook launched the Marketplace as a competitor to the likes of eBay, Gumtree and Craigslist.