Research Chemical News - Four Men Charged with Synthetic Drug Distribution

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Four Men Charged with Synthetic Drug Distribution

MAY 14 (TAMPA, Fla.) – Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, today announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging four individuals with crimes relating to the distribution of synthetic cannabinoids. The indictment charges Ali El Khateeb (45, Tampa), Al Eddin Khaled (23, Wesley Chapel), and George Challita (56, New Orleans, LA) with conspiring to distribute and the distribution of AM-2201, a controlled substance analogue. El Khateeb, Khaled, and Anwar Gaber (31, Tampa) are also charged with conspiring to distribute and distribution of the controlled substance XLR-11. If convicted, each offense carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. The indictment also seeks forfeitures, including a money judgment in the amount of approximately $5.9 million.
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Full story and indictment here:
http://www.justice.gov/dea/divisions/mia/2014/mia051414.shtml

 

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The Wikipedia article is out of date regarding the federal analog act. I though this was rarely used, but I was wrong. Apparently the D.E.A. has been heavily pursuing unscheduled analogs.

https://www.google.com/search?q=21+...a=X&ei=y5x_U-mrNtaXqAb4wICYDA&ved=0CBMQpwUoBQ

All of those examples happened in the past year. Even worse, the Department of Homeland Security has been getting involved with international research chemical orders. This implies the implementation of all the warantless surveillance revealed by the Snowden leaks. So if you use the Internet to communicate with an international research chemical vendor the United States government knows, has a record, and needs neither a warrant or probable cause to access this information.

 

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This article mentions operation Log Jam. There was another government operation involving research chemicals recently. Could someone remind me of the name of the most recent wave of busts?