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5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR]
#6714870 - 03/26/07 10:58 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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March 27, 2007 - oregonlive.com Shipping bags of chips arouses legal curiosity
Judges get a lot of requests for warrants to search cars, homes and computers, but five bags of Lay's Potato Chips?
"I was thinking 'This is wild,' " said Judge Keith Meisenheimer, who gave Portland police the authority to open the bags after a PostNet clerk noticed an odd, earthy odor wafting from a package destined for Maryland via FedEx.
The person who mailed the package apparently didn't heed the sign posted next to the register at the Southeast 82nd Avenue business. It clearly says employees have the right to "open and inspect your packages."
After the customer left, the clerk opened the box and saw five sealed potato-chip bags. She asked herself: "Why would anyone pay $106 to fly potato chips across the country?" After opening one bag, she called police.
Inside the bags, police found five pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms.
"It didn't smell like potato chips," said Sgt. Mike Krantz.
That might have been the end of the story, since the man who mailed the mushrooms didn't leave any contact information. But two days later, Joshua Michael Sturtevant called PostNet to complain that his package hadn't reached Maryland. This time, he left his phone number.
Now he faces felony charges for the manufacture, delivery and possession of a controlled substance. He also faces a lot of head shaking.
"I don't really know what he was thinking," Krantz said.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: veggie]
#6714905 - 03/26/07 11:04 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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$106 to mail 5 bags of potato chips?!? i think the real crime is the shipping company's prices!
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: usg543]
#6714927 - 03/26/07 11:11 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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indeed!
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: PopTop]
#6714971 - 03/26/07 11:24 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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wow if you have a smell coming out then you didnt bag it right i know a guy who mailed pot and no problems there
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: thedudenj]
#6714997 - 03/26/07 11:32 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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my friend's dad get's pot in the mail. haha
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: thedudenj]
#6715002 - 03/26/07 11:35 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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So wait, which of these two things happened?
1) An employee noticed a smell coming from the bags and alerted the police who got permission from Judge Keith Meisenheimer to inspect the bags.
2) The employee (who had the right to open any packages) thought it was strange that someone was paying 106 dollars to ship potato chips. She opened the bags herself, and upon seeing what was inside them, called the police.
Why would the police need permission to open the bags if one clearly opened bag contains psychedelic mushrooms?
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: Koala Koolio]
#6715028 - 03/26/07 11:43 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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That's the last time those Maryland mother fuckers are getting any Lays potato chips, that's for sure.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: PopTop]
#6715069 - 03/26/07 11:53 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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lol poptop. yeah, this guy was a dumb cunt. he should've stuffed it in a teddy bear, grind the shit up and dump it in a jars of honey, stuff them in expensive wine bottles or any of these above.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: ItsaMeMario]
#6715262 - 03/27/07 12:53 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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I don't buy it anyway. Real magic mushroom growers don't spend $106 to ship 'tater chips. It was some sort of set up obviously.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: PopTop]
#6715279 - 03/27/07 01:07 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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PopTop said: I don't buy it anyway. Real magic mushroom growers don't spend $106 to ship 'tater chips. It was some sort of set up obviously.
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whats sad is i guarantee this wasn't a set up...we all know 5 pounds of mushies is going to cost a nice dollar(he would get his 106$ back and then some) he was probably hooking a buddy up and thot he would get away with it...whats even funnier is that he probly thot that this was the greatest idea ever!!! some people will just never learn
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: DeadHead881]
#6715282 - 03/27/07 01:11 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Unless maybe he was an idiot and bought insurance for them oYeah but back to the original question of:
"why did it cost him $106 to ship 5 lbs of ANYTHING?!!!"
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: PopTop]
#6715372 - 03/27/07 01:57 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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he probably sent it like next day or something
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: jenerikcairet]
#6715564 - 03/27/07 03:16 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Heh, maybe he even insured it. That's a gurantee of getting your package opened.
While it's dumb to send that much drugs in the mail, especially at that price, who the hell would follow up on the package not arriving?
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: veggie]
#6715576 - 03/27/07 03:25 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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I truly hope this is not "Joshua" who used to post here often. Who used to live in that area. Sad day anyway. Sadder, if it is one of our own.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: Koala Koolio]
#6715729 - 03/27/07 06:08 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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> So wait, which of these two things happened?
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The employee (who had the right to open any packages) thought it was strange that someone was paying 106 dollars to ship potato chips. She opened the bags herself, and upon seeing what was inside them, called the police.
This one.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: Seuss]
#6715743 - 03/27/07 06:37 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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$106 for a 5# box overnight is not a big deal especially with $5k + worth of mushrooms. 2% of total cost.
A lot of FedEx/UPS drug shippers use overnight services with the philosophy behind it that the less the box is sitting the less time for inspection.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: rosyposies]
#6715781 - 03/27/07 07:30 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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If they had a smell to them, they had to be fresh right?
Even with fast shipping, they would be all slimy and rotten by the time they were opened. Maybe they were stinking because he left the bags open to vent... What a fucking doofus.
This only proves that mushrooms are simple to grow... Some idiot who tried mailing 5 lbs of freshies could ACTUALLY GROW 5 pounds of mushies.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: RoosterCogburn]
#6715806 - 03/27/07 07:56 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thats only gonna be about an half pound dry, if that 5lbs was wet weight.
I know people think its safe and use it all the time, but sending drugs just really doesnt seem like its worth the risk. If you need to transfer a large amount of drugs, then take a road trip. If Its a small amount, then tell whoever you are sending it too to find their drugs locally.
Yea, im sure thousands of packages go through the different carriers each day....but its not worth the risk of being the one or two that get caught.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: dedjam]
#6715815 - 03/27/07 08:02 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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And if you absolutely, positively HAVE TO send something in the mail... take some time to do it correctly.
If he dried the shrooms himself, sealed them up nice with some simple desiccant, and packaged them in something normal, things probably would've went better... We also don't know how his physical appearance affected the clerk.
Half the battle is in the conversation that takes place between the clerk and the sender... His best best would have been a drop box, but he clearly wasn't Sun Tzu in the strategy department.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: RoosterCogburn]
#6715929 - 03/27/07 09:18 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Stupid postal worker
Why can't people just mind their own business when it comes to drugs?
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: JunkFood]
#6716008 - 03/27/07 09:58 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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JunkFood said: Stupid postal worker
Why can't people just mind their own business when it comes to drugs?
HAHA i know if i was the clerk and i smelled ne thing that even reminded me of mushrooms i would open it too!!! But if i got ahold of it it would have been four pounds of mushrooms!!!;)
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: veggie]
#6716212 - 03/27/07 11:46 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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After opening one bag, she called police.
Man, if there is a hell, the hottest seats must be reserved for busybody snitches like this bitch.
Shrooms are bad shit in the eyes of the law, and shipping across state lines makes it even worse. This poor guy is probably going to spend the better part of a decade getting raped in a government cage for shipping something that grows out of the ground.
WTF is wrong with the world?
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: Diploid]
#6716357 - 03/27/07 12:37 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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You expect her to look at the mushrooms, box them back up, and send them on her way risking her own ass and job?
I agree that she shouldn't have opened the package. It's none of her business. But I think it's ridiculous to expect someone not at all involved with drugs to commit to an act like that.
If it were me in her position (I wouldn't be in her position, because I wouldn't have opened the box. Hypothetical. Maybe the box smelled like cat piss and I was curious.) as a "normal citizen" without a clue when it comes to drugs, standing over a box of multiple kilograms of a controlled substance, with my coworkers walking around me, supervisors, etc... I'm sure I'd tell one of those supervisors.
Why? The guy was a dipshit for sending a 106 dollar package of potato chips via fedex. I hate to say it, but he doesn't deserve for his package to arrive. I don't like to deprive people of their drugs, but maybe someone will read the story and realize they shouldn't do a half assed job with these things. Someone mentioned darwin in the "girl jumps off bridge" thread. It applies here somewhat too.
Part two: The guy's safety and freedom. Partially covered by the "he's a dumbass" explanation above, but that's not quite enough to make it okay. Throw in the fact that he would still be free if he wasn't braindead enough to *call* and ask where his package is. Not even the clerk probably expected that, nor the police. It's really, really depressing to say, but if you call fedex to ask about your drug package, I'm not sure you deserve your freedom either.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: Koala Koolio]
#6716387 - 03/27/07 12:44 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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I highly doubt that they were fresh. 5 dry pounds of dry shrooms is gonna have a smell. I also doubt it was joshuah simply because ive seen posts where hes thrown away hundreds of grams of shrooms because they were dirty, and this nigga that got caught checked up on 5l's of shrooms that he mailed.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: Diploid]
#6716621 - 03/27/07 01:59 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Diploid said: After opening one bag, she called police.
Man, if there is a hell, the hottest seats must be reserved for busybody snitches like this bitch.
Shrooms are bad shit in the eyes of the law, and shipping across state lines makes it even worse. This poor guy is probably going to spend the better part of a decade getting raped in a government cage for shipping something that grows out of the ground.
WTF is wrong with the world?
instead of feeling like crap that she ruined the guys life, i bet she'll feel empowered that she busted a "horrible" drug dealer that "spread evil" across this "great" country.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: usg543]
#6716789 - 03/27/07 02:57 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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You guys should start a circle jerk. It's amusing to watch you preach to each other. It's as amazing as the pope masturbating. Get out there and say this stuff on streetcorners if you wanna change something brothers.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: usg543]
#6716803 - 03/27/07 03:03 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Box was SEALED & chip bags inside were SEALED.
There could be no out of the ordinary smell.
I would wager, the guys appearance, was part of it. SE 82nd is not the best part of that town. Which may have added to it. I would also wager the clerk thought he was sending pot, or coke. Being a suspicious nosy anal bitch. With the power to open & inspect packages, she DID.
Biggest mistake was him calling, leaving name & number. When package DID NOT ARRIVE back east next day.
Had it been "ME", I would have wrote the "chips" OFF.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: agar]
#6716817 - 03/27/07 03:08 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Naaaa. Biggest mistake was sending the package from a "mailboxes R us" type place where they can open up your shit, I mean really that's just asking for trouble.
edit: Always ship USPS where a warrant is required.
(And NEVER EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ship any potato chips to the state of Maryland.)
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: PopTop]
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PopTop said: You guys should start a circle jerk. It's amusing to watch you preach to each other. It's as amazing as the pope masturbating. Get out there and say this stuff on streetcorners if you wanna change something brothers. All hear the call, of the nightbird...
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: agar]
#6716823 - 03/27/07 03:10 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Well fuck man, we all know that shit. It's so rare to see public displays of passion these days, yet that is what we so desperately need today. If that makes me unpopular here because I said that, so be it but I love ya all anyways.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: agar]
#6716879 - 03/27/07 03:31 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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agar said: Box was SEALED & chip bags inside were SEALED.
There could be no out of the ordinary smell.
I would wager, the guys appearance, was part of it. SE 82nd is not the best part of that town. Which may have added to it. I would also wager the clerk thought he was sending pot, or coke. Being a suspicious nosy anal bitch. With the power to open & inspect packages, she DID.
Biggest mistake was him calling, leaving name & number. When package DID NOT ARRIVE back east next day.
Had it been "ME", I would have wrote the "chips" OFF.
yeah it was a mistake calling back and leaving his number, however his friend he was mailing it to would have ended up taking all the blame instead (i'm sure they would have set up some fed delivering his package). all though it'd probably be easier to dispute the charges for this. i wonder if they are gonna get his friend too or did his friend luck out since it was never shipped?
if any of you ordered 5 bags of "chips"...
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: usg543]
#6716909 - 03/27/07 03:38 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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usg543 said: instead of feeling like crap that she ruined the guys life, i bet she'll feel empowered that she busted a "horrible" drug dealer that "spread evil" across this "great" country.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: JunkFood]
#6717247 - 03/27/07 05:37 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ok im curious on how he placed the shrooms in the bag...than resealed it to look like it was brand new. Also she prolly felt the shrooms wen she squeezed the bag while holdin them.....you kno?
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: PopTop]
#6717250 - 03/27/07 05:42 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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PopTop said: Naaaa. Biggest mistake was sending the package from a "mailboxes R us" type place where they can open up your shit, I mean really that's just asking for trouble.
edit: Always ship USPS where a warrant is required.
(And NEVER EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ship any potato chips to the state of Maryland.)
You should add "never send large quantities of ANYTHING illegal through the mails" to that.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: FoURtWeNTy420]
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FoURtWeNTy420 said: Ok im curious on how he placed the shrooms in the bag...than resealed it to look like it was brand new. Also she prolly felt the shrooms wen she squeezed the bag while holdin them.....you kno?
If you carefully open a bag of potato chips on the top seam. So there are no rips/tears in the bag. You can reseal one with a IMPULSE SEALER. Just like brand new.
Back in the day, a guy I know used to transport "things". By placing them in a box, USPS postage pre-paid. With a phony "from" address. And, a GENERAL DELIVERY "to" address.
You have to BE POSITIVE your finger prints. Are NO WHERE.....INSIDE the box.
That way, if you are stopped. What you have in the vehicle...IS. A package someone asked you to mail. Plus, since it is USPS postage pre-paid. With a to/from address. It is OFFICIAL US MAIL.
So, it takes a "court order" to open it.
Also, "things" in the box were vacuum sealed. In an autoclave bag. Then, bags were run through the dishwasher. To remove any possible odor, on the bags exterior. Dried & packed.
So, no dog could "sniff" it & give a drug ALERT. Which would be probable cause, for a search warrant. To open it.
Without "probable cause". If the police do open it. The evidence can/will be thrown out.
Worst case is: Defense in court is, a "guy" asked you to mail it for him. You had NO IDEA of the box content. You just met the "guy" yesterday & he asked you to mail it for him. You think his name is "Bill". But, you have no idea where he resides. You were just doing a "good deed".
Plus, there is some police BS here. Since the clerk had the right to open/inspect the box content. By FedEx terms. Once the box was open & a bag was opened. There was NO NEED for a court order. The police could have simply asked the CLERK. To OPEN the remaining bags. Which, as a FedEX clerk, she had the right. Once all bags were open, the police take control.
Police drama, drama, drama.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: agar]
#6717699 - 03/27/07 07:51 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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what a dumb fuck he got what he deserved
peace out
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: agar]
#6717874 - 03/27/07 08:21 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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agar said: I truly hope this is not "Joshua" who used to post here often. Who used to live in that area. Sad day anyway. Sadder, if it is one of our own.
It's not. Slothie told me about this, and I was worried, so I called him, and this isn't him. Our friend is safe and well!
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: DeadHead881]
#6717943 - 03/27/07 08:33 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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JunkFood said: Stupid postal worker
Why can't people just mind their own business when it comes to drugs?
HAHA i know if i was the clerk and i smelled ne thing that even reminded me of mushrooms i would open it too!!! But if i got ahold of it it would have been four pounds of mushrooms!!!;)
I bet it started off as more like 7 pounds Who said she didnt get any.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: agar]
#6717963 - 03/27/07 08:36 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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FoURtWeNTy420 said: Ok im curious on how he placed the shrooms in the bag...than resealed it to look like it was brand new. Also she prolly felt the shrooms wen she squeezed the bag while holdin them.....you kno?
If you carefully open a bag of potato chips on the top seam. So there are no rips/tears in the bag. You can reseal one with a IMPULSE SEALER. Just like brand new.
Back in the day, a guy I know used to transport "things". By placing them in a box, USPS postage pre-paid. With a phony "from" address. And, a GENERAL DELIVERY "to" address.
You have to BE POSITIVE your finger prints. Are NO WHERE.....INSIDE the box.
That way, if you are stopped. What you have in the vehicle...IS. A package someone asked you to mail. Plus, since it is USPS postage pre-paid. With a to/from address. It is OFFICIAL US MAIL.
So, it takes a "court order" to open it.
Also, "things" in the box were vacuum sealed. In an autoclave bag. Then, bags were run through the dishwasher. To remove any possible odor, on the bags exterior. Dried & packed.
So, no dog could "sniff" it & give a drug ALERT. Which would be probable cause, for a search warrant. To open it.
Without "probable cause". If the police do open it. The evidence can/will be thrown out.
Worst case is: Defense in court is, a "guy" asked you to mail it for him. You had NO IDEA of the box content. You just met the "guy" yesterday & he asked you to mail it for him. You think his name is "Bill". But, you have no idea where he resides. You were just doing a "good deed".
Plus, there is some police BS here. Since the clerk had the right to open/inspect the box content. By FedEx terms. Once the box was open & a bag was opened. There was NO NEED for a court order. The police could have simply asked the CLERK. To OPEN the remaining bags. Which, as a FedEX clerk, she had the right. Once all bags were open, the police take control.
Police drama, drama, drama.
wow i guess that's a good way to transport illegal substances, just package it up like it's gonna be mailed. not saying to mail it, just if you're gonna drive around with quantities of anything, it sounds like the most clever way i've ever heard of. just don't accidentally mail it
great post agar.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: Papaver]
#6717984 - 03/27/07 08:39 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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It's not. Slothie told me about this, and I was worried, so I called him, and this isn't him. Our friend is safe and well!
Thats a big relief
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: usg543]
#6718080 - 03/27/07 08:58 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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I've done that before.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: OldSpice]
#6718101 - 03/27/07 09:03 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yes, we definitely dodged the bullet on this one!
However, I am still worried that Paul McCartney might be dead. I was looking at the "Abbey Road" album cover the other day, and Paul wasn't wearing any shoes and the license plate on the VW Bug read "28 IF". I am concerned that the Beatles might be trying to send us messages about Paul's premature demise...
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: Papaver]
#6718486 - 03/27/07 10:42 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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I'm very glad to hear it wasn't one of our own that got nailed.
This asshole should have been much smarter about how he was shipping things. Then to call and ask "where's the package" after it didn't arrive?? Wow... what a tool.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: thedudenj]
#6719407 - 03/28/07 09:29 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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thedudenj said: wow if you have a smell coming out then you didnt bag it right i know a guy who mailed pot and no problems there
This is the number one cause of package interceptions: people not thinking when they pack up a box. I mean, have a little thought process, people! Make it at least look like a food care package, or a toiletry package. People are just stupid and bring trouble down on their own heads.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: blissedout]
#6720938 - 03/28/07 04:08 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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heh.. despite the dangers, we'd all be pretty surprised by the amount of drugs actually being transported by shipping companies. I've always wondered about that.. I live by I-10, only 2 hours out of houston texas, supposedly this section of I-10 hauls more drugs per capita then any other in the country, as reported by a local news station. I've always wondered how much is actually passing by. They get an 18-wheeler about once a month down here. We always hear about bust's at the local UPS hub, especially greyhound.. they have weekly random narcotics searches at our bus station, I've seen them search people at the station who were there to pick someone up. They might catch a few, and that will always happen, no matter how you disguise your package. I kinda thought the potato chip bag was good idea, yea it dont make much sense, but if any other employee would have handled the package (other than the employee who opened it) it prolly would have reached its destination. That employee must have been gung ho about bustin' someone, and he/she got lucky.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: jdirty]
#6721262 - 03/28/07 05:15 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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I live by I-10 also. I once heard a cop on the local news say about 1 out of every 5 vehicles travelling along I-10 had drugs of some sort in it. That, to me seems to be an extremely exaggerated estimate but I wouldn't be surprised if one out of every 10 or 20 was carrying contraband, even if just in personal quantities.
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Re: 5 pounds of magic mushrooms found in potato chips [OR] [Re: usg543]
#6741541 - 04/03/07 09:35 AM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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The police could have simply asked the CLERK. To OPEN the remaining bags.
Incorrect. If they did that they would be making the clerk their agent.
Same as how they can't ask the trash truck driver to deliver your trash to them, they have to pull it themselves.
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