DEA繼續違犯州權
2008年10月13日 佩里
儘管狀態的頂面檢察官傑瑞・布朗檢察長的具體指示服從本機和狀態， (沒有 聯邦指南關於醫療大麻法律) 幾當地執法機構參加了聯邦襲擊 幾個南部的加利福尼亞州的防治所。
我希望在那些麻煩的豬上真正地感謝布朗親自他的努力，但他需要把皮帶放或做是輕微地更加有效的其他。
被襲擊的那些防治所如下是列出的：
患者抗議LA防治所襲擊
2007年1月29日 亞歷克斯
與 LA防治所襲擊 新鮮在記憶，我能找出跟隨抗議的photoset。
在星期一醫療大麻患者給街市聯邦大廈， 1月22日帶來了標誌和藥瓶。 西部好萊塢官員，襲擊多數發生，是失望的DEA選擇直接地執行搜查證而不是聯絡他們。
到目前為止超過500個人在聯邦大廈之外展示了和以後走到市政廳感謝市長患者權利他的支持。 我們希望抗議有一個持久的作用，并且從很快做重覆參觀勸阻DEA。
二更多pics在躍遷以後。
後果： 洛杉磯DEA防治所襲擊
2007年1月22日 亞歷克斯
在星期三許多人在洛杉磯知道， DEA襲擊了11個洛杉磯防治所， 1月17日。 儘管這些合作社是法律的在加利福尼亞在之下 慈悲的用途行動 1996年，他們不是法律下面聯邦法律。 這創造奮鬥蹺蹺板在小屋停留開放和關閉他們的DEA之間。
多麼DEA確切地選擇它是受害者仍然是奧秘。 可能他們在防治所以後去與太大客戶基地，他們可能滲入所有防治所并且襲擊那个他們相信違反法律。 我們就是不知道。 走入防治所在襲擊期間的一名匿名患者有說的此：
我由H.I.P謝爾曼橡木去。 他們嗡嗡叫了我，并且我由一個聯邦特工招呼。 他是在充分的齒輪， freaking面具和一切。 He told me I could turn around and leave or come in and join them, what do think I did.This sucks…
After talking with one of the raided dispensaries, I learned that the DEA has Ok’d them to continue selling medical marijuana. The catch is that they can’t sell hash, pipes or pieces. Looks like the DEA believes just the plant is good enough and all the extras like edibles, hash and others aren’t part of the deal.
Dispensaries are now taking steps to increase their safety measures. In Van Nuys, one co-op has beefed up security with 2 full-time armed guards. Other effects of the raids are increased marijuana pricing across the board. Premium is now going for up to $85 an 1/8th while regs are hovering around the $60 - $65 mark. This is going to make it much harder for patients to afford their medicine.
Overall, these raids have delivered a serious blow to the Los Angeles medical marijuana community. I expect it will take at least a few months for everything to return to normal. In the meantime, let’s hope that attitudes and laws continue to progress so that this doesn’t happen again.
Read on to see more pictures from the DEA raids…
DEA: 2006 - A Year in Pictures
January 3rd, 2007 by Tim
“Not for Hide & Go Seek.”
“That tickles!”
With the New Year already upon us, plenty of organizations are looking back to the year of 2006. One of those organizations (that we especially like to keep tabs on) is the DEA.
They have just released ‘The Year in Pictures 2006‘ and it gives some pretty interesting views into the many different areas of drug trafficking.
From Tickle-Me-Elmo’s to homemade submarines, the DEA encounters strange happenings on a consistent basis.
[via Crime Sift]
Flickr User: DEA Man
December 23rd, 2006 by Alex
Here’s some photos from a Flickr user called DEA Man.
His user profile says, “DEA Superman, keeping drugs out of our high schools… you’re welcome.” I guess a thanks is in order?
Above are some choice photos of pot that was confiscated from a Hawaiian medical marijuana clinic.
Or, you can check out his photo sets - here, here and here.
MarijuanaBusiness.com
December 12th, 2006 by Alex
Is this a future Fortune 500 CEO?
Even though it’s guaranteed to make you a local celebrity, landing in the tFS Arrests section isn’t as fun as it sounds. Everyone knows growing pot can be one dangerous occupation. Still, with the risk comes the profit, and that will always attract people to try their hand at cultivating weed.
MarijuanaBusiness.com, if you believe everything written on their site, is a company dedicated to teaching people how to grow & sell marijuana. They’ll also instruct you how to avoid getting arrested, hide your money from the IRS and do plenty of other things that will really piss off the US government.
Let’s check out some choice items from the ‘Table of Contents’:
- Step-by-step plans to starting a marijuana business
- How to establish grower/dealer relationships
- Local and federal POLICE/FBI/DEA investigation tactics
- How and where to set-up a distribution network
- How to hide your new found profits and make them work for you
- Liberal schools that are dealer friendly
- Conversations that will help you initiate a sale
Basically, this is a guide on how not to become a law-abiding citizen. If all the 42+ topics covered in the Table of Contents are accurate, MarijuanaBusiness.com might actually be one of the best available sources for a home grown pot business.
One downside is how unbelievably shady that guy on the cover of the CD looks. Also, their website fits into all the usual stoner cliches with weed green coloring and a tiled, marijuana background image.
Overall, this site only leaves me with one unanswered question - does MarijuanaBusiness.com have a chapter on how to avoid the FBI/DEA tracking who purchases their CD’s online? Let’s hope so, because that’s data someone from Uncle Sam will be very interested in seeing.
Whosarat.com - Informant Database
December 1st, 2006 by Alex
Mr. Orange was the ultimate rat.
Are you a paranoid drug dealer or perhaps a syndicated crime member? Worried that the guy next to you might be giving info to the feds? Well, I have the product for you. It’s called whosarat.com and it’s a website that allows you to access information about people who are undercover agents or suspected witnesses for the prosecution.
Here’s a pretty amazing quote from the site’s so-called spokesperson:
If people got hurt or killed, it?s kind of on them. They knew the dangers of becoming an informant. We?d feel bad, don?t get me wrong, but things happen to people. If they decide to become an informant, with or without the Web site, that?s a possibility.
Wow, sounds like a lot of deep thought and legal research went into that statement. The ‘kind of on them’ defense is almost as impenetrable as the Chewbacca Defense.
The site was started in 2004 by a Boston DJ named Sean Bucci. At first it was free, but now charges people a small fee to become a member. It is responsible for blowing the cover of atleast 1 documented undercover DEA agent and probably responsible for countless more false assertions.
Interestingly enough, while doing some research, it appears the site gets re-directed to a suspended landing page. Looks like law enforcement officials might have finally won the battle to take the site down after all.
Update 12-3-06: The website is up and working properly.
[via CrimeSift]
Mississippi Drug Ring Busted by DEA
November 23rd, 2006 by Alex
In Mississippi, a large and extremely sophisticated drug ring has been busted by the DEA. Spanning from Mexico to Texas to Mississippi, Operation Central Hub made some concrete headway in linking Mexican cartels to legitimate, local business leaders in the Hattiesburg and Jackson areas.
So, what’s the score on this bust? Try $15 million in drugs and another $2.9 million in cash / assets. Not exactly the neighborhood dealer sellings grams to all the college kids. Every arrest was a result of nearly 2 years of coordinated work between multiple government agencies.
DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Stephen Luzinski had this to say about the operation:
Operation Central Hub targeted and successfully dismantled one of the largest drug trafficking operations ever known to operate in the State of Mississippi. It was especially significant in that agents were able to successfully trace the movement of both drugs and money from the hands of high level Mississippi traffickers into the hands of some of Mexico?s most powerful drug traffickers.
Not bad at all. The drugs were trafficked using either 18-wheelers or specially converted gooseneck trailers (pictured above). The trailers have a custom hydraulics system that lowers and raises the trailer bed, revealing thousands of pounds of narcotics.
Multiple indictments were handed out as a result of the investigation - criminal forfeiture of drug related assets, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. In other words, an all included, paid vacation at the nearest federal prison is in many guys’ futures.
