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12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed
#7691700 - 11/28/07 05:40 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20071128_Police_seize_high-potency_marijuana__arrest_2_men.html
A potent type of marijuana known as AK47 - so strong that some users are treated in emergency rooms for overdoses - has hit the Philadelphia area.
Today, police laid out 16 pounds of the stuff they said they confiscated from a high-level dealer who supplied the suburbs: Michael Cascioli, 31, of the 6100 block of City Avenue. He was arrested Monday in his penthouse suite and charged with multiple drug offenses.
Also arrested was Jeremy Sarkissina, 34, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who allegedly showed up with $14,000 to buy drugs while police were executing a search warrant, Narcotics Chief Inspector William Blackburn said. That money was confiscated, as well.
Police put the value of the marijuana at $812,000. On Tuesday, as the probe continued, investigators seized 12 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms worth $614,000 and more than $439,000 in cash, police said.
"This was a large-scale smuggling operation," Blackburn said. The drugs came up from South America to Canada, and then went through New York to reach this area, he said.
"Most of his clients were from the suburbs," Blackburn said of Cascioli, calling his customers "high-end" buyers who purchased by the pound and then sold smaller quantities. "He wasn't selling this stuff on the street level. People would come and buy pretty large amounts of marijuana."
Blackburn said that in marijuana circles, the AK47 strain is called "the one-hit wonder" and "an award-winning drug."
Web sites that sell marijuana seeds call AK47 a highly potent form of the drug.
Hospitals are seeing more teens in emergency rooms because of the "overdose, effects and powerfulness of this drug," Blackburn said, adding that overdoses are not "typical of marijuana, but it's typical of this type of marijuana."
Blackburn said the Narcotics Field Unit started with an investigation last month. A team headed by Officers Tom Liciardello, Jeff Walker and Brian Reynolds then coordinated controlled buys, surveillance and intelligence gathering, said Narcotics Capt. Chris Werner. In addition to the FBI, police also had assistance from Montgomery County and Maryland police.
On Monday, officers moved in on Cascioli in his rented penthouse suite. In addition to the cash and drugs confiscated there, Blackburn said $16,000 was seized from a bank account.
Tuesday, investigators followed up at an apartment that Cascioli rented in Bala Cynwyd, where they confiscated $87,000 in cash. Later that day, they executed a warrant in upscale Columbia, Md., where $320,000 more was confiscated in a relative's home, Blackburn said.
Blackburn said police have found small quantities of AK47 before, but never such a large amount at once. Blackburn said the investigation was continuing, including an examination of other assets Cascioli may have.
"That's where we brought in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and they're assisting us in trying to figure out exactly how high-level this individual was," Blackburn said.
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: wireless]
#7691718 - 11/28/07 05:43 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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THAT MEENS EACH GRAM IS WORTH $112 DOLLARS.
WOW.
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: wireless]
#7691733 - 11/28/07 05:47 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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these stupid cops are figuring that an ounce of mushrooms costs $3197. jesus christ!
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: wireless]
#7691759 - 11/28/07 05:51 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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wireless said: Hospitals are seeing more teens in emergency rooms because of the "overdose, effects and powerfulness of this drug," Blackburn said, adding that overdoses are not "typical of marijuana, but it's typical of this type of marijuana."
Oh puh-leese!
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: wireless]
#7691787 - 11/28/07 05:56 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: EntheogenicPeace]
#7691867 - 11/28/07 06:16 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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holy shit there are so many things wrong in this article... Quote:
so strong that some users are treated in emergency rooms for overdoses
who the hell is overdosing on pot? They're just really really high... like that one cop "Dude im dying!"
Those 12lbs of shrooms shouldn't cost more than $15,000... where did they get over half a mil just for that?
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overdose, effects and powerfulness of this drug," Blackburn said, adding that overdoses are not "typical of marijuana, but it's typical of this type of marijuana."
so basically you can't overdose from pot but this is super pot that you can overdose cuz each gram of it has like a million grams of THC in it.
What kind of crazy propoganda is this, my god.
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: learningtofly]
#7691927 - 11/28/07 06:27 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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I like reading the comments people post about the articles just as much as the articles themselves. I would love to try some AK 47. mmmm they hyped the shit out of it!
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: FurrowedBrow]
#7691954 - 11/28/07 06:32 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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cops are fucking dumb assholes who feed off the brainwashed publics lack of knowledge. There all gonna get there medals and maybe a cool toy to go along with it.
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: learningtofly]
#7691957 - 11/28/07 06:32 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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I just shit on this article.
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: FurrowedBrow]
#7692048 - 11/28/07 06:47 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: EntheogenicPeace]
#7692164 - 11/28/07 07:09 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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800 dollars for a quarter ounce of shrooms. DAYYYUUUUM!!! that must be some of that HEAT!!!!
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: norml840]
#7692182 - 11/28/07 07:13 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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YEAH SO I OVERDOSED ON MARIJUANA LIKE THREE TIMES SO FAR CAUSE IM COOL.
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: wireless]
#7692184 - 11/28/07 07:13 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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What sounds better for them
Police put the value of the marijuana at $812,000. On Tuesday, as the probe continued, investigators seized 12 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms worth $614,000
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Police put the value of the marijuana at $24,000. On Tuesday, as the probe continued, investigators seized 12 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms worth $6,000
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: mr_pat]
#7692396 - 11/28/07 07:58 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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Who the fuck smuggles nugs and shrooms from south america? This stuff is obviously grown in the good ol' u s of a.
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: Boomers420]
#7692457 - 11/28/07 08:09 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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damn i wish i could overdose on some weed. seriously? overdose? on weed? how the fuck do you do that? and sersiosly if any of my friends took me to the hospital because i was *too* high, they would pay the dr. bill for both mine and his newly broken nose charges.
And they run up estimates like that in order to prosecute more harsh charges, larger bail, etc.. i asked my criminal justice professor that question earlier this yr... Alright my 30g a yr at tcu finally pays off!!!
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: knotty]
#7692595 - 11/28/07 08:44 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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Fucking lol of the century. This is so ridiculous at first I thought it might be a joke. Who the hell is fact checking these things?
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: skroomadoom]
#7692687 - 11/28/07 09:01 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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At least sentencing is based on weight of the drug and not price. If it was that'd be fucking insane.
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: wireless]
#7692705 - 11/28/07 09:03 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: EntheogenicPeace]
#7692758 - 11/28/07 09:17 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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It sucks that the people investigating and then publishing these stories have no clue what they are talking about.
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Re: 12lbs shrooms and 16lbs marijuana siezed [Re: EntheogenicPeace]
#7692760 - 11/28/07 09:18 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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Woah man.. i want some $3200 $ an ounce shrooms. I bet thats how these drug dealers can afford their terroism and such.
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