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[NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms
#14107623 - 03/12/11 05:57 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Woman's arrest stuns town March 12, 2011 - omaha.com
A large drug arrest in Omaha has people in a small Oregon town wondering about one of their own.
Vanessa Dean, 25, of Cave Junction, Ore., was caught with nearly 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms, Omaha police said.
She has been charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, a felony.
Police said Dean was stopped March 2 on Interstate 80 near 36th Street for following too closely. They said they “observed numerous signs of criminal activity.”
During a search of the 1995 Toyota 4-Runner she was driving, police found 319 freezer bags of suspected mushrooms in the rear cargo area.
The total weight was 159.5 pounds, police said.
The mushrooms contain psilocybin, which can cause hallucinations as well as nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness, drowsiness and lack of coordination, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Dean is being held on $200,000 bond. She is scheduled to be in court later this month. A call to her attorney was not returned.
Andrea Thomas, a friend of Dean, said the news that Dean was in a Nebraska jail traveled fast in Cave Junction, which has less than 2,000 residents.
“I never would have thought she'd be involved in something like this,” Thomas said.
Dan Mancuso, editor of the Illinois Valley News in Cave Junction, said he started making calls after noticing Dean's absence from a friendly card game.
Last summer, Dean worked at Thomas' restaurant, but the two lost touch. Thomas said she had heard that Dean's mother had medical problems.
She called Dean “a good girl” and “academically smart.”
“Nobody knows a whole lot, but we do care and would like to help in some way,” Thomas said.
Kyle Rettstadt, 29, of Portland, Ore., a passenger in Dean's vehicle, was charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Rettstadt also was being held on $200,000 bond.
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: veggie]
#14107635 - 03/12/11 06:05 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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wowzers! that's a lot of weight.
which one of you is cranking out 160 lbs? better lay low for a min
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: bait_]
#14107642 - 03/12/11 06:14 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Police said Dean was stopped March 2 on Interstate 80 near 36th Street for following too closely. They said they “observed numerous signs of criminal activity.”
like all good drug bust articles, there's more to this story than written
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: bait_]
#14107643 - 03/12/11 06:15 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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She was the grower:
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She called Dean ... “academically smart.”
Also, 160 pounds. Dang!
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: Doc_T]
#14107741 - 03/12/11 07:38 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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That's a lot of weight. People are fucking dumb.
I could think of a lot of great ways to move 160 pounds, none of them involving my car.
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: Humility]
#14107887 - 03/12/11 08:37 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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They usually weigh the containers with the product; Hence, 319 individual pieces of plastic adds up the weight...
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: dead4spread20]
#14107910 - 03/12/11 08:45 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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dead4spread20 said: They usually weigh the containers with the product; Hence, 319 individual pieces of plastic adds up the weight...
Yeah even those little weed baggies weigh 1.3g each..
She's from Oregon, maybe she knows some sweet picking spots...
I picked about 3lbs (wet admittedly) of Libs in Wales in a few hours, long time ago when they were still "legal".
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: veggie]
#14107933 - 03/12/11 08:51 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Holy shitballs!, I wonder about that woman myself. Having a bunch of a specific species of basidiocarp that has existed and proliferated naturally all over the planet for millenia and possibly shares a common ancestor with humans since it TOO is a eukaryote is just simply horrifying. I'd be terrified to have her in my neighborhood.
The DEA should use HAZMAT suits when handling them because I heard that psilocybin is VEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRYYYYY dangerous shit! Hell, it may even cause cancer. 

I hate 99% of the American population and I've even served my "country" for 4 years. What the fuck is the deal? Is it just me or does it seem like education is failing in the US?
edit: I forgot to mention the one piece of this article that separates it from most, and that is how the writer added the factor of medical bills. Clearly, she's moving volume like that for debt because there is no other way to cover it. Serious attention and research needs to be done to differentiate between drug types and legal penalties. Shrooms alone are self-limiting and that poor girls life is ruined now for selling something that I consider ridiculously harmless. This one hit home for me because I can empathize completely as to why she's doing what she's doing.
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Edited by 5HTSynaptrip (03/12/11 08:57 AM)
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: 5HTSynaptrip]
#14108009 - 03/12/11 09:17 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Semi-disagree, I don't think slingin' shrooms is a way to get out of debt.
But then, I don't have a 160 pounds of shrooms.
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: Doc_T]
#14108017 - 03/12/11 09:19 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yeah, even at $2 a gram that $160,000ish... Sure that'd pay some pills/scans etc.
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: egodeathflux]
#14108035 - 03/12/11 09:26 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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At $2/g that's thirty six thousand transactions. Easier to get a job, for the money involved.
Say you're selling them all at once for a more plausible $500/pound, that's only $80,000. A lot of money, but not a fortune.
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: egodeathflux]
#14108042 - 03/12/11 09:28 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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egodeathflux said:
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dead4spread20 said: They usually weigh the containers with the product; Hence, 319 individual pieces of plastic adds up the weight...
Yeah even those little weed baggies weigh 1.3g each..
She's from Oregon, maybe she knows some sweet picking spots...
I picked about 3lbs (wet admittedly) of Libs in Wales in a few hours, long time ago when they were still "legal". 
Jesus man, that is a LOT of libs, in a short time. I wonder how many individual specimens that is.
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: Toe_Jam]
#14108338 - 03/12/11 11:06 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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how the hell does anyone get rid of 160 pounds of mushrooms?
no... seriously??? anyone got any good ideas? lmao
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: Ajaxx]
#14108395 - 03/12/11 11:17 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ajaxx said: how the hell does anyone get rid of 160 pounds of mushrooms?
no... seriously??? anyone got any good ideas? lmao
Drive it to Omaha?
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: Doc_T]
#14108464 - 03/12/11 11:32 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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lol im good. nebraska is not the place to be.
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: Ajaxx]
#14108663 - 03/12/11 12:09 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Wow! 160lbs! This woman is fucked! I bet she will be regretting this for the next 20 to 40 years. Personal use is one thing but profiting from breaking the law is IMO just a bad idea. I would rather work for minimum wage for the rest of life than get involved with illegal distribution.
The ironic thing is that there areas of the USA where 160 of shrooms grow naturally. Nebraska just sucks ass.
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: Ajaxx]
#14108675 - 03/12/11 12:12 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ajaxx said: how the hell does anyone get rid of 160 pounds of mushrooms?
no... seriously??? anyone got any good ideas? lmao
Really. It's not like shrooms generate repeat customers. Nobody fiends for psilocybin. It's interesting that she was not in possession of other drugs, not even weed. This girl does not sound like a typical drug dealer. It's hard to imagine how she got in contact with somebody willing to take 160 pounds off her hands.
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#14108865 - 03/12/11 12:49 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: AnastomosisJihad]
#14108884 - 03/12/11 12:52 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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160 dry pounds? WTF? 319 freezer baggies? Id go nuts filling up 319 1/2 pound baggies.
On top of that. Where the hell do u grow 160 dry pounds of shrooms? No way they grew outdoors anywhere near northern US this time of yr!
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Re: [NE] Woman arrested with 160 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms [Re: Jeffreylabowski]
#14108886 - 03/12/11 12:53 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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wet shrooms dont do well in baggies
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