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fluffhead2k6
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Got It On "E"-bay
#5631844 - 05/15/06 10:00 AM (18 years, 8 days ago) |
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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0428062dea1.html
Online auctions trigger DEA raid of suspected Gotham Ecstasy lab
APRIL 28--Memo to those considering entering the exciting field of Ecstasy production: It's probably not a good idea to set up your illicit drug lab via purchases on eBay, which apparently is being closely monitored by nosy Drug Enforcement Administration agents. Federal investigators this week raided a New York City home after spending months monitoring online purchases of laboratory equipment and chemicals used in the manufacture of the popular club drug. According to a search warrant affidavit filed under seal this week in U.S. District Court, the eBay items were bought by a "Carlos Legrand" and delivered to a Queens home, where they were accepted by members of a family living there. Beginning last year, "Legrand" began purchasing flasks, chemicals, a "motorized tablet press," thermometers, a hotplate, and a "melting point apparatus" from assorted eBay sellers (some of the actual equipment is pictured below in images from recent eBay sale pages). While the April 25 DEA affidavit does not identify the eBay buyer's account name, a comparison of the "Legrand" purchases with completed auctions reveals that "dinero9760" scored the various Ecstasy-related items. The account was opened in July 2005 and the buyer has a perfect feedback rating, with sellers describing dinero9760 as an "awesome customer" and "always a pleasure." In his affidavit, DEA agent Robert Subach reported that undercover deliveries of Legrand's eBay purchases were accepted by members of the Morales family, residents of the Richmond Hill home. Ingrid Morales, who accepted the April 17 delivery of a "rotary evaporator," told TSG that her family is in the process of hiring a lawyer, but declined further comment. Subach said he could not answer questions about the DEA probe. (9 pages)
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inoculatedGreif
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hmmm. that sucks. I get alot of spore prints in the mail along with hpoo. should I be worryed? Are they going to bust me for getting these two materials in the mail?????
-------------------- one branch of man turns away what has made us who we are, the other,excepts it for how its made man. which path do you choose? ------------------------------------- Man takes advantage of who he is,nature is his home, where he evolved from. So why does he turn it down, defy, and mutalate his birth ground? why does he spread disease, murder his native animals,rape and torture his land, and still feel descent of who he is? live a life that is not true? excepts an artificial home?
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RemainRandom50
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sounds like complete bullshit. wtf that is stupid as hell
-------------------- At times I get consumed by my everyday life and will leave the Shroomery. Yet, every time drugs come falling into my life for fun.....I always think about the Shroomery and then I'm back!
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Fungi_x
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You work for the boys.
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Jack_Straw
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If I was building a lab, I'd be sure to buy most of the equipment from a site that publically displays all prior transactions and is known to work closely with LEO.
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debianlinux
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Re: Got It On "E"-bay [Re: Jack_Straw]
#5669933 - 05/24/06 07:22 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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yeah, i certainly wouldn't go to various college surplus and outdated equipment fund-raising auctions where one can pay cash and leave no trail whatsoever.
i sure as hell wouldn't utilise facilities such as craigslist or freecycle.
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