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mdmantpa
Bluelighter
THis is a bummer, Miami's not too far away from me...oh well probably won't do anything to the supply anyways
mdmantpa
Bluelighter
THe sad thing is that cops, lawyers, and judges all believe this type of stupidity. When I got caught selling E's about 2 years back they charged me with "Distribution of a Schedule II Narcotic; Methamphetamine". And they were annoyed with me for trying to correct them and say, no I was not selling Meth, I was selling Ecstasy...wayy different and much less harmful. They could've all cared less
izzy66
Bluelighter
flori-duh always tags busts w/ huge numbers. every poor little stick w/ a few leaves they find growing is tagged as an lb worth a grand. it's total fantasy. big numbers play better for the mainstream media.
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caseface99
Bluelight Crew
Where im from, high school kids who think they're cool drive to newark and buy meth pills and bring them back to sell them for 20 each. the sad part is people buy them. Thank god i get mine from a guy i know who has really good club drug connects in New York.
ecstasyboy717
Bluelighter
damn all of these bust keep cutting down the chance of me getting good shit in ky 
haha
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Atlien3
Bluelighter
Huge Khat seizure outside Atlanta
Officials in Bartow County said one person was arrested after they seized $250,000 worth of a rare drug during a traffic stop on Interstate 75.
Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force Commander Capt. Mark Mayton said K-9 deputies initiated a traffic stop on I-75 northbound near the Cass-White exit just before midnight on Aug. 11 for failure to maintain lane.
Officers said they found a large quantity of the rare drug, khat, during a search of the vehicle.
SLIDESHOW: Rare Drug Seized
Mayton said that in his nearly 20-year career he has never seen khat.
Khat is a flowering shrub that originates on the eastern coast of Africa, primarily in Somalia and Ethiopia, said officials. According to authorities, the drug is unique as compared to most other illicit drugs because it has an extremely short shelf life and has no legitimate medical use.
Deputies said khat produces a stimulant-type effect, similar to those of methamphetamine.
Mayton stated that the value of the khat was at least $250,000.
Officers arrested the driver, Hussein Dahir Sheikaden, 31, of Stone Mountain. He was charged with trafficking a schedule 1 narcotic and failure to maintain lane.
He was jailed pending a bond hearing.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/24661829/detail.html
Officials in Bartow County said one person was arrested after they seized $250,000 worth of a rare drug during a traffic stop on Interstate 75.
Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force Commander Capt. Mark Mayton said K-9 deputies initiated a traffic stop on I-75 northbound near the Cass-White exit just before midnight on Aug. 11 for failure to maintain lane.
Officers said they found a large quantity of the rare drug, khat, during a search of the vehicle.
SLIDESHOW: Rare Drug Seized
Mayton said that in his nearly 20-year career he has never seen khat.
Khat is a flowering shrub that originates on the eastern coast of Africa, primarily in Somalia and Ethiopia, said officials. According to authorities, the drug is unique as compared to most other illicit drugs because it has an extremely short shelf life and has no legitimate medical use.
Deputies said khat produces a stimulant-type effect, similar to those of methamphetamine.
Mayton stated that the value of the khat was at least $250,000.
Officers arrested the driver, Hussein Dahir Sheikaden, 31, of Stone Mountain. He was charged with trafficking a schedule 1 narcotic and failure to maintain lane.
He was jailed pending a bond hearing.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/24661829/detail.html
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Xamkou
Bluelighter
That's what most of the British population looked like from late-2009 to April of this year. Meph Meph!
Atlien3
Bluelighter
lol
Kurrupt
Bluelighter
Effects similar to methamphetamine? Please... coffee maybe, a Red Bull or two at most. Gotta love the media.
rincewindrocks
Bluelighter
^^no shit, i had the exact same thought
Xamkou
Bluelighter
Is Khat even illegal? I thought it was the alkaloid cathinone that was illegal but you're allowed to have the plant...
rincewindrocks
Bluelighter
http://www.erowid.org/plants/khat/khat_law.shtml
looks like not really, except in missouri, but at the same time, there have been people prosecuted for it. I think its like how pot seeds aren't technically illegal, but if they havent been treated, its assumed you are going to grow with them...if the khat is being transported in a way that it is being concealed, it is being used for an illicit puropose
looks like not really, except in missouri, but at the same time, there have been people prosecuted for it. I think its like how pot seeds aren't technically illegal, but if they havent been treated, its assumed you are going to grow with them...if the khat is being transported in a way that it is being concealed, it is being used for an illicit puropose
Atlien3
Bluelighter
Khat is not specifically listed in any schedule in the United States. However the federal government appears to be treating Khat as equivalent of Cathinone, one of the chemical constituents in the plant. Cathinone is Schedule I in the United States, making it illegal to manufacture, buy, possess, or distribute (sell, trade or give) without a DEA license.
Bomboclat
Bluelight Crew
Thats the first thing that came to my mind as well.
Ive had Khat, and its "high" is just a mere buzz that keeps you up and ready to work, without the crash of caffeine. (at least IME).
I loved Khat when I was traveling through the middle east, and it definitely helped with jet lag.
cybervisionx
Bluelighter
I want to try this wonder. It's the last thing on my experimental to do list.
justsayknow
Bluelighter
Sucks to be in the U.S. for some things.
Pretty sure in the U.K. they import heaps of it without too much of a problem and over here in Australia you can grow it legally or import it with a permit.
No fucking way its anything like methamphetamine though otherwise I wouldnt have slept at all this week
Pretty sure in the U.K. they import heaps of it without too much of a problem and over here in Australia you can grow it legally or import it with a permit.
No fucking way its anything like methamphetamine though otherwise I wouldnt have slept at all this week
Atlien3
Bluelighter
I dont know where you live but it can be found anywhere near the Somali/Eritrean/Ethopian community in your city. You can find it here at the local Somali or Ethiopian grocery stores. Ya just gotta know them well.
Rare drug bust: Trucker arrested with poppy pods
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012750577_poppies29m.html?prmid=obinsite
BOW — The Skagit County drug task force fell upon an unusual drug case last week involving thousands of poppy seed pods headed to Canada for tea.
By Tahlia Ganserine
Skagit Valley Herald
BOW, Skagit County — The Skagit County drug task force fell upon an unusual drug case last week involving thousands of poppy-seed pods headed to Canada for tea.
A 49-year-old Surrey, B.C., man was driving a hidden load of dried poppy pods to Canada Thursday afternoon in a semi truck when he stopped at a weigh station in Bow. State Patrol officers conducting a routine inspection of the man's semi found seven boxes of the dried flower pods hidden among rolls of paper, said Skagit County drug-task-force Chief Will Reichardt.
"This is a first," Reichardt said of the cache.
He said the man is a self-employed trucker who was delayed getting into Canada and was driving south on a personal errand when he stopped at the weigh station.
"He was killing time," Reichardt said.
Investigators found 115 pounds of the dried flower pods.
"This is opium in its raw form," said an undercover drug-task-force detective, pointing at an evidence box full of thousands of the cream-colored pods at the Skagit County Sheriff's Office. When the pods were shaken, the poppy seeds could be heard inside like a baby's rattle.
The detective, who asked not to be named because he works undercover, said the drug is usually crushed up and poured into drinks like tea.
Reichardt said only certain kinds of poppies can be used as a drug. Most poppies do not contain opium.
The seized poppy seeds tested positive for morphine, Reichardt said.
Opium is more common in Canada than in the Skagit County area, he said, because the drug is popular in the Asian and East Indian communities.
There is a bigger population from those cultures in Canada than here, he said.
Reichardt said he didn't know where the drugs came from in the states. Investigators are looking into whether the poppies may have originated in Afghanistan, where much of the world's opium poppies are grown.
Detectives had a hard time placing a value on the poppies because of the rarity of poppy cases here, but they said it could be about $50,000 worth.
The man was booked into jail briefly, but released pending further investigation.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012750577_poppies29m.html?prmid=obinsite
BOW — The Skagit County drug task force fell upon an unusual drug case last week involving thousands of poppy seed pods headed to Canada for tea.
By Tahlia Ganserine
Skagit Valley Herald
BOW, Skagit County — The Skagit County drug task force fell upon an unusual drug case last week involving thousands of poppy-seed pods headed to Canada for tea.
A 49-year-old Surrey, B.C., man was driving a hidden load of dried poppy pods to Canada Thursday afternoon in a semi truck when he stopped at a weigh station in Bow. State Patrol officers conducting a routine inspection of the man's semi found seven boxes of the dried flower pods hidden among rolls of paper, said Skagit County drug-task-force Chief Will Reichardt.
"This is a first," Reichardt said of the cache.
He said the man is a self-employed trucker who was delayed getting into Canada and was driving south on a personal errand when he stopped at the weigh station.
"He was killing time," Reichardt said.
Investigators found 115 pounds of the dried flower pods.
"This is opium in its raw form," said an undercover drug-task-force detective, pointing at an evidence box full of thousands of the cream-colored pods at the Skagit County Sheriff's Office. When the pods were shaken, the poppy seeds could be heard inside like a baby's rattle.
The detective, who asked not to be named because he works undercover, said the drug is usually crushed up and poured into drinks like tea.
Reichardt said only certain kinds of poppies can be used as a drug. Most poppies do not contain opium.
The seized poppy seeds tested positive for morphine, Reichardt said.
Opium is more common in Canada than in the Skagit County area, he said, because the drug is popular in the Asian and East Indian communities.
There is a bigger population from those cultures in Canada than here, he said.
Reichardt said he didn't know where the drugs came from in the states. Investigators are looking into whether the poppies may have originated in Afghanistan, where much of the world's opium poppies are grown.
Detectives had a hard time placing a value on the poppies because of the rarity of poppy cases here, but they said it could be about $50,000 worth.
The man was booked into jail briefly, but released pending further investigation.
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