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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: blueangel on February 01, 2012, 04:22 am
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PHILADELPHIA - January 31, 2012 (WPVI) -- Authorities in Philadelphia and Montgomery County have arrested five people in connection with an alleged million-dollar LSD ring operating on the campus of Drexel University.
They are calling it the biggest bust of its kind in 15 years.
The LSD was disguised as sheets, depicting images of Homer Simpson and former Grateful Dead Singer Jerry Garcia. The potent hallucinogenic drugs were hidden in a Sponge Bob Square Pants children's book.
But this was not child's play. This was a major, million-dollar drug ring on the Drexel University campus.
"We believe the defendants were selling LSD for over a year before our office was able to break up this ring," said Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams.
Investigators caught a break a couple of weeks ago, when, on January 18, Upper Moreland Police busted a man there on gun charges.
"At which point he informed Upper Moreland he could help us with information on an acid ring," said Deputy District Attorney Brian Grady.
Police soon closed in on the ring leaders: Raphael Zappala, 33, of 50th Street in Philadelphia; Joshua Dassay, 31, of Florence Street in Philadelphia; and Wesley Crawford, 34, of Haverford Road in Ardmore, Pa.
Police say the trio sold the acid mainly to Drexel University students. The D.A. says the group was selling the drug for $10 to $30 a hit. Investigators estimate the defendants were clearing $5,000 to $15,000 a week during that time period.
Around midnight Tuesday morning police set up a buy and raided a home in the 4800 hundred block of Florence Street.
They seized 9500 hits of LSD with a street value of about $28,000 and $10,000 in cash and arrested the three alleged masterminds.
They say Dassay had his bags packed and was ready to flee the area.
"He is currently wanted in nine states in the United States of America," said Grady.
Two others, including one Drexel student, were also arrested, but their names have not been released because they are confidential informants cooperating with authorities.
"It's sad this was taking place on a campus of higher learning," said Williams. "I hope the actions of a few don't tarnish the image of educational excellence that we associate with Drexel University."
Late Tuesday afternoon, Drexel University released the following statement on the arrests:
"Drexel University has a zero tolerance policy for any type of illegal activity and takes immediate disciplinary action, including criminal prosecution. Drexel University Police fully cooperated with the District Attorney's Dangerous Drug Offender Unit, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Philadelphia Police, resulting in the arrests of five people connected to an LSD ring operating in University City.
"Although two Drexel students were involved, the masterminds of the operation arrested today were not affiliated in any way with Drexel and operated out of a house on 48th Street, not on the Drexel campus.
"The University complies with all state and federal regulation in the dissemination of information. When Drexel is made aware of any students participating in illegal behavior, the University places them on indefinite suspension pending the outcome of the investigation by Philadelphia and Drexel police."
The alleged masterminds could face up to 100 years behind bars if convicted.
(Copyright ©2012 WPVI-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)
$10-30 a hit?!??!??
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Dear god.
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Good thing we have LE to protect from nasty terrible drugs! Think of how many lives this bust will save... oh...
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The war on drugs just gets worse .... you all better be voting for Ron Paul.
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'Million dollar' ring busted and they found $10k. That makes sense.
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The LSD was disguised as sheets, depicting images of Homer Simpson and former Grateful Dead Singer Jerry Garcia
So am I correct in assuming that nobody in the police team that made the bust and nobody on the editorial team that published this news report had ever even heard of a blotter until they found these?
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The LSD was disguised as sheets, depicting images of Homer Simpson and former Grateful Dead Singer Jerry Garcia
So am I correct in assuming that nobody in the police team that made the bust and nobody on the editorial team that published this news report had ever even heard of a blotter until they found these?
Haha wow, I didn't even notice this the first time I read the article.
LSD disguised as LSD, sneaky as fuck
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The LSD was disguised as sheets, depicting images of Homer Simpson and former Grateful Dead Singer Jerry Garcia
So am I correct in assuming that nobody in the police team that made the bust and nobody on the editorial team that published this news report had ever even heard of a blotter until they found these?
Haha wow, I didn't even notice this the first time I read the article.
LSD disguised as LSD, sneaky as fuck
xD
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Perfect example of how smart LE really is when it comes to this shit.
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Perfect example of how smart LE really is when it comes to this shit.
A+ Article, would read again.
Oh, wait, that was the second time I read it.
But I enjoyed it, I was chuckling throughout the entire article, and this thread. =]
"LSD disguised as LSD? sneaky as fuck" hahaha
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The war on drugs just gets worse .... you all better be voting for Ron Paul.
+1 Ron Paul for president
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It seems their weak point was that little bitch that snitched on them to save his own hide.
That makes me feel a little safer actually, seeing as how I have no knowledge what so ever of my customers or colleges and vice versa. ;D
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The LSD was disguised as sheets, depicting images of Homer Simpson and former Grateful Dead Singer Jerry Garcia
So am I correct in assuming that nobody in the police team that made the bust and nobody on the editorial team that published this news report had ever even heard of a blotter until they found these?
That cracked me up when I read it too. How sly of them to disguise LSD...on BLOTTER PAPER! No one will ever suspect that!
The bad math is funny too. They sold hits for $10-$30 (holy shit thats expensive), yet the 9500 hits they seized are worth...$28,000? Shouldn't that be $95,000-$285,000? Maybe they left out a zero? Who the hell would pay $30 for a hit of L anyway? That's even more than the highest prices I've seen here on SR.
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Sorry guys, but Ron Pa ul will not make one difference in the way this crooked country is run. He is a decoy candidate. The game is rigged very deep if you have not figured out by now.
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Sorry guys, but Ron Pa ul will not make one difference in the way this crooked country is run. He is a decoy candidate. The game is rigged very deep if you have not figured out by now.
unfortunately, you're right. which is why I don't vote. who ever has the money, has the election. IF ron paul were to have a serious and honest chance - I would vote in a heart beat. but the key word in that statement is 'honest'. and it's not honest. therefore, why vote? I don't care what you tell me...voting does. not. matter. voting is fucked. along with the rest of this corrupt shit country we live in.
well...at least we still have wung's and tony's heroin...oh wait...they're canadian. god damnit. this country sucks.
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$10-30 a hit?!??!??
That's how the DEA does it. They make a bust and report the seized goods price at like the very high end of what people would pay for it even though no sane person would pay that much.
Makes them look better for getting a "big" bust so people think that the war on drugs is paying off so they can keep collecting their paychecks for doing nothing more than ruining peoples' lives.
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I'd vote for Ron Paul too. Gonna vote for him when my state's primary elections come up but with the way things have been going I doubt he'd win. Plus, if there's any truth to conspiracy theories, he'd end up getting shot in the head/chest the moment he's elected.
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It's a PR game with these fools. The US government spends $40 billions "fighting" the war on drugs in 2010. It's stupid concept, by the way. How can you have a war with inanimate objects? Seems easy to win, no? More people are on drugs now than ever before. The price is lower, and let's face it, it's more accessible too. Seems to me like they are loosing this war with inanimate objects.
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Sorry guys, but Ron Pa ul will not make one difference in the way this crooked country is run. He is a decoy candidate. The game is rigged very deep if you have not figured out by now.
unfortunately, you're right. which is why I don't vote. who ever has the money, has the election. IF ron paul were to have a serious and honest chance - I would vote in a heart beat. but the key word in that statement is 'honest'. and it's not honest. therefore, why vote? I don't care what you tell me...voting does. not. matter. voting is fucked. along with the rest of this corrupt shit country we live in.
well...at least we still have wung's and tony's heroin...oh wait...they're canadian. god damnit. this country sucks.
if all the people who don't vote did vote for ron paul he would probably win
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So terrible to hear of things like this happening. The War on Drugs, as all of SR knows, is a joke, and this news greatly saddens me.
These men were helping people, not hurting them, and now are facing life.
'Tis a tragedy, simply put.
My thoughts go out to those hurt in this tragedy...
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Having been to Philadelphia, I can say that $10-$30 /hit is definitely right on what you'll find. The hits are expensive, and the hits are weak.
Also, though this is the same ANYWHERE, a whistleblower is seriously one of the most common reasons for anyone getting busted ever.
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Haha wow, I didn't even notice this the first time I read the article.
LSD disguised as LSD, sneaky as fuck
lolol what is wrong with Drexel? These people have never even heard of acid before. They put it on paper? My god, stop the presses! And $10-30 a hit? Well, I don't mind paying $10 but it's good stuff. (btw, where is LSDirect?) All the smart people sell on Silk Road ;)