Teenager Busted Selling Pot on MySpace
December 15th, 2006 by Alex
David Carroll, your normal pro-weed / anti-thinking teenager got busted for trying to sell pot over the internet. With a profile that mentioned marijuana in multiple places, Carroll admitted having access to it & had pictures of himself blazed.
Undercover officers contacted the kid and he agreed to sell them 2 ounces of buds. Carroll met them at a local gas station and was arrested immediately. NBC 2 reports that, “the police say checking what kids post on websites like MySpace is becoming a top priority for their department.”
This obviously isn’t the smartest idea ever. Just ask the people who got busted attempting the exact same thing on CraigsList. Also, it looks like authorities have taken down his MySpace profile because exhaustive searching has netted zero results.
Hopefully, anyone that reads this site and smokes herb is smart enough not to try and sell any over the internet. Spread the word.
[via NBC 2]
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Tractor Traylor Charged with Aiding Drug Ring
December 13th, 2006 by Alex
When basketball players and cupcakes collide.
Things just aren’t going too well for basketball players these days. Robert ‘Tractor’ Traylor has been charged in association with a recently de-throned drug king.
Quasand Lewis, head of one of largest drug rings ever discovered in Michigan, was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Lewis’ drug cartel, which has shipped over 33 tons of weed to date, allowed him to compile millions of dollars in money and assets.
What’s gotten Tractor Traylor in trouble is letting Lewis fraudulently put choice assets under his name. Cars, property and other items were filed in Robert’s name, even though the items didn’t belong to him.
This doesn’t look good. Being Lewis’ cousin and all, I’m sure Tractor wanted to help the guy out, but associating with the head of a national drug ring is never a smart idea. At least on a business level.
Hopefully, Robert can cop a plea bargain and not have to spend any time behind bars, where cupcakes are much, much harder to get your hands on.
[via Detroit Free Press]
2005 Marijuana Arrests at All Time High
December 12th, 2006 by Alex| Marijuana Arrests Timeline | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | # of Arrests | % Changed |
| 2005 | 786,545 | + 2% |
| 2004 | 771,608 | + 2% |
| 2003 | 755,187 | + 8% |
| 2002 | 697,082 | - 4% |
| 2001 | 723,627 | - 1% |
| 2000 | 734,498 | + 4% |
| 1999 | 704,812 | + 3% |
| 1998 | 682,885 | - 2% |
| 1997 | 695,200 | + 8% |
| 1996 | 641,642 | + 9% |
| 1995 | 588,963 | + 18% |
| 1994 | 499,122 | + 31% |
| 1993 | 380,689 | + 11% |
| 1992 | 342,314 | + 19% |
| 1991 | 287,850 | - 12% |
| 1990 | 326,850 | N/A |
| 16 Years | 9,618,874 Arrests | + 141% |
The numbers are out and it looks like things aren’t changing for drug offenders anytime soon.
The government just released its Uniform Crime Report for 2005 and marijuana arrests have hit an all time high. The sheer amount of arrests is staggering, but there are some other scary numbers when you examine the facts:
- Marijuana arrests account for 42.6% of all drug arrests
- Exactly 88% of those arrested were changed with possession only
- A marijuana smoker is arrested every 40 seconds
Pretty scary huh? Let’s hope that the Marijuana Policy Project, SAFER Colorado and other like minded organizations can change the tide in this seriously uphill battle.
[all data via NORML]
Note to Drug Dealers, Don’t Call 911
December 12th, 2006 by Tim
Among the many people who slang pot in this country, I’ll go out on a limb and say there’s a few complete idiots peppered into the crowd. Well, unlike a needle in a haystack, this guy was easy to find.
In Wichita, Kansas a man called 911 to report an interesting robbery. Apparently, he was held up sawed-off shotgun style and forcefully parted with a pound of herb (roughly worth $1,100).
Shortly after the call, 911 operators notified and directed local officers to the house where the crime took place. The police arrived with some drug-sniffing canines who found more pot and unspecified paraphernalia in the caller’s residence.
Naturally he was booked on several counts of drug charges including intent to sell. The thief has yet to be found. Looks like crime does pay because this “victim” got owned.
[via Kansas City]
Harshest Punishment of the Year Award
December 8th, 2006 by Alex
Carmen Granata, a 23 year old Michigan native, likes to party. In Eastpointe, where she owns a house, Carmen decided to have a BBQ and invite friends over. I’ve had plenty of BBQ’s before, and as most people know, some are relaxed and some can get a little rowdy every once in a while. Carmen’s was definitely the 2nd of the two options.
Neighbors called police on her two times between 12AM and 1AM. At close to 4AM, one of Carmen’s friends went outside her porch to talk on a cellphone. The police were called a 3rd time and Carmen was given a ticket for violating the city’s noise ordinance.
This is where it turns weird - thinking that she’d just get a simple fine, Carmen plead Guilty to the noise violation. Biiiig mistake. Judge Norene Redmond gave her 30 days in jail for the infraction. It turns out neighbors had signed a petition saying her house was the site of frequent parties and this heavily swayed the judge.
Surprisingly, her punishment didn’t stop there. Carmen was sentenced to 2 years of drug testing on random date’s each month. Then, she was handed another 2 years worth of probation with daily breath tests for alcohol.
I’ve never heard of or read about such a horribly out-of-place punishment for what is a relatively minor infraction. I can understand the neighbors frustration, but putting a 23 year old girl behind bars for 30 days? That’s just cold.
Carmen’s family has hired a lawyer to get the Guilty plea thrown out of court, an hopefully repeal the sentence handed to her. For her sake, let’s hope it works.
[via Newsvine]
Middle School Teachers Blaze Before Class
December 6th, 2006 by TimTwo faculty members, who teach at Mililani Middle School in Hawaii, allegedly had a sesh before their school day began.
Lisa Luhrsen and Benjamin Ayson were spotted in a car off-campus by an unidentified witness, who reported the two of suspicious behavior. Later, they were both observed under the influence of marijuana and consequently, were arrested.
Both teachers are on paid leave of absence while law enforcement fully investigates the situation.
Let’s hope that Lisa and Benjamin majored in something like poetry or phys. ed., because being stoned is good for plenty things, but teaching math sure as hell isn’t one of them.
[via KPUA]
Miami Airport Foils Transport of 3,740 lbs of Pot
December 4th, 2006 by Alex
This doesn’t come through the baggage claim.
Looks like the term ‘not so friendly skies’ has taken effect for some failed drug smugglers.
A trained police dog alerted police in the Miami International Airport to 3,740 pounds of hidden marijuana. That’s a hefty amount right there.
The smugglers attempted to mask their payload from police dogs by surrounding it with lots of strong-smelling spices; black pepper, curry and other seasonings. Obviously, it didn’t work out too well.
Now, Customs and Border Protection agents are trying to locate where all the weed came from and who was supposed to pick it up. I’m sure there are some pissed off Rastafarians somewhere in Jamaica re-thinking their smuggling techniques.
[via Sun-Sentinel]
Drug-Running Grandma
December 2nd, 2006 by Alex
Note: This isn’t the busted granny.
There are plenty of habits that are bad for you and plenty of habits that can get you into trouble. Now we can add bingo to the list.
A 61 year old granny, Leticia Villareal, got busted with 214 pounds of marijuana in her trunk. State troopers confiscated the 10 hidden packages when she was pulled over in Bisbee, Arizona. Why did she have it on her in the first place? To pay for an extreme bingo addiction.
Prosecutor Doyle Johnstun said this:
People who play bingo almost every night of the week end up losing in the long run. The underlying issue is that she’s got a bingo problem, which explains why an otherwise nice person might get sucked into something like this.
I’m not sure about anyone else, but if it comes down to drug running or not playing bingo - I’m going to choose the latter. Now Leticia faces up to 12 years in federal prison.
Bingo is one hell of a drug…
[via CNN]
