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Largest crystal meth seizure in U.S. history [LA]
#7513605 - 10/13/07 09:14 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nearly $23 Million in Crystal Meth Confiscated from 18-Wheeler October 12, 2007 - wafb.com
Louisiana state troopers have made what they say is the largest crystal meth seizure in U.S. history. Almost $23 million worth of crystal meth was found on an 18-wheeler on Interstate 12 past Holden.
Troopers found more than 500 pounds of crystal meth in the back of a tractor trailer. It happened during a routine truck inspection.
Troopers led the driver, 51-year-old Francisco Villa of Pharr, Texas, off the interstate and into the back of the Wal-Mart in Walker.
The truck appeared to be carrying frozen produce, but after checking behind those goods, troopers found 10 large bundles of crystal meth, weighing 505 pounds. The drugs carry a street value of an estimated $22.9 million. State troopers say Villa was coming from Texas and headed to South Carolina.
Trooper Johnnie Brown says, "Looking into the community, this could have possibly gone into 505 pounds of crystal meth. That's a lot of meth to go anywhere in the U.S., specifically if it had gone to one community.
This drug seizure had nothing to do with Wal-Mart. The driver was simply directed off the interstate into that lot.
Villa has been booked on distribution charges and is in the Livingston Parish prison. Authorities consider him to be such a threat that he is being held without bond.
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Re: Largest crystal meth seizure in U.S. history [LA] [Re: veggie]
#7513684 - 10/13/07 09:35 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm glad to see the regulation of ephedrine, phosphorus and iodine have been successful. 
That guy is in a whole world of trouble, they will crucify him. Stories like these certainly are good evidence of the continuing availability of amphetamines.
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#7514857 - 10/14/07 06:41 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Largest crystal meth seizure in U.S. history [LA] [Re: Chemy]
#7514886 - 10/14/07 07:01 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah, usually they do and I certainly wouldn't be surprised if they had some intelligence which led them to this truck.
But I thought that DOT is able to and does randomly pull trucks over to check their itinerary and cargo loading. I've even seen them set up a random truck check point in a grocery store parking lot near me. A similar stop of a tractor trailer netted over 100lbs of marijuana in central FL a while back. That stop occurred only miles from where they interdicted a load of ~100lbs of cocaine only weeks before.
I wonder how pure that load of methamphetamine was. It is my understanding that drug cartels have taken to cutting it pretty significantly before they move it on due to the modern climate in that particular trade. If it was still relatively pure that would make for a really significant amount of methamphetamine once it has been turned into an MSM loaded street dope abomination.
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Re: Largest crystal meth seizure in U.S. history [LA] [Re: MrKite1]
#7514980 - 10/14/07 08:13 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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It's pretty obvious somebody snitched. You don't find 500 pounds of meth hidden behind 50,000 pounds of produce unless someone tells you it's there. RR
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Re: Largest crystal meth seizure in U.S. history [LA] [Re: RogerRabbit]
#7515770 - 10/14/07 01:11 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Largest crystal meth seizure in U.S. history [LA] [Re: EntheogenicPeace]
#7515941 - 10/14/07 02:07 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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So this guy owns the truck, the frozen goods, and all this meth. He is also driving it to it's buyer himself? All the way to South C.?
That man is the dumbest drug dealer ever.
/is pretty sure he is just a driver //very sure
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Re: Largest crystal meth seizure in U.S. history [LA] [Re: aspore]
#7516016 - 10/14/07 02:29 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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505 lb = 229064.146 g
22.9 mil / 229064.146 g = 99.97
Does this sound right ... Approx $100 for 1 gram of this $hit?
I know cops tend to jack the price way up, so just checking. I have no idea how much it cost, but that seem a bit steep.
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Re: Largest crystal meth seizure in U.S. history [LA] [Re: RogerRabbit]
#7516034 - 10/14/07 02:34 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
RogerRabbit said: It's pretty obvious somebody snitched. You don't find 500 pounds of meth hidden behind 50,000 pounds of produce unless someone tells you it's there. RR
Yeah I agree very much so.
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Re: Largest crystal meth seizure in U.S. history [LA] [Re: abesh]
#7516976 - 10/14/07 06:35 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yes, I'm afraid $100 for a gram of meth at the street level is dead on accurate.
If it is good meth though 1 gram is a lot.
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Re: Largest crystal meth seizure in U.S. history [LA] [Re: MrKite1]
#7527935 - 10/17/07 02:07 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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back when i was using crystal the real pure shit cost up to 100$/gm. It was pricey as fuck, but, you only needed a very small amount to get rocked. Cheaper stuff was around 30-40$/gm, crystals were almost always cloudy and a bit pliable.
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