The U.K. Heroin Underground

The U.K. Heroin Underground
Andy Moxon

Close Call
W expels his heroin after having swallowed it during a police search. Photographer Moxon observed that the addicts and dealers would prepare themselves for possible searches by wrapping their contraband at least four times in plastic wrap. W has used a banana-flavored shake to bind his vomit so the wrapped "gear" doesn't get washed away.

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