In July, TikTok ran an ad that could have doubled as evidence in a drug bust. In it, a hand rattled a bottle of white pills at the camera while smooth jazz singer Sade purred, “Is it a crime?” The label was obscured, but the pills were stamped with the code for opioid painkiller Percocet. Other videos from the account touted ADHD medication Vyvanse and trash bags stuffed with boxes for other controlled drugs that contained the painkiller opium, a Schedule II narcotic; opioid derivatives like codeine, a Schedule III narcotic; and anxiety medication Xanax, a Schedule IV benzo.The same TikTok account ran 27 similar ads across the social network in July targeting users interested in “health & wellness,” mostly in Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland. The sale of such medications without a prescription is illegal in all three countries. TikTok has over the last month hosted a series of ads from accounts pushing illegal street drugs like cocaine, methamphetamine and cannabis as well as controlled substances like Adderall, Xanax and Valium. That’s part of a black-market advertising bonanza on the social media site, where sellers are now hawking fake GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and experimental Chinese peptides alongside knockoff luxury handbags and sneakers.TikTok prohibits the promotion or sale of illegal drugs, controlled drugs and drug paraphernalia. But over the last two weeks, a TikTok account operated by Forbes was served ads from 21 accounts pushing street drugs like cocaine and controlled medications like Xanax. Take one such TikTok advertiser, named ScarfaceWorldwide (a reference to the Hollywood gangster movie). It bought ads targeting users in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands who TikTok categorized as interested in topics like education, babies and shopping. A screenshot of the ScarfaceWorldwide account before it was taken down.TikTokThe pinned video on the ScarfaceWorldwide account shows a condensed brick of white powder labeled “Coke,” with an image of a snowflake and an arrow to a mobile phone emoji. The account’s bio includes a link to the messaging service Telegram, which featured a menu for cocaine where quantities of up to a kilo were for sale. The account also offered controlled drugs like OxyContin and cannabis for sale with payment via cryptocurrencies.While TikTok’s ad library does not show ads served to Americans, this account indicates that some sellers are also targeting U.S. users. ScarfaceWorldwide’s profile states, “Est. 2018 | Licensed Distro | Shipping 50 States + International. DM for Telegram Menu.” Several videos from the account show bales of packaged cannabis with on-screen text stating “Biggest in Cali,” “Biggest in LA,” and “Trap101” (trapping is a slang term for dealing drugs). The account says it ships to all states by concealing drugs in furniture boxes.When Forbes reached out to the company for comment, TikTok banned most of the advertisers and pages we flagged, many of which were posting about and advertising street drugs and controlled medications until earlier this week. New ads from other accounts pushing drugs continue to appear on TikTok.Accounts like @LONDON.COKE.PLUG and @london_plug_coke_bud_ket continued to operate until Forbes flagged them to TikTok this week.