Crack Pipe Vending Machines Appear In New York As Criminals Exploit Long Island's Drug Problem dailymail.co.uk

Crack pipes are being sold from vending machines in the US as the drug problem in areas of New York spirals.

Residents in Long Island have expressed outrage at the appearance of metal boxes – selling two-dollar ceramic tubes.

The so-called 'Sketch Pen' vending machines are actually re-purposed after they were once used to sell tampons, police confirmed.

The machines in Suffolk County New York, are illegal and have been installed by drug dealers themselves, or someone spotting a gap in the thriving market, police said.