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'Pot Tarts' and 'Buddafingers' Manufacturers Busted
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| DjWoody |
'Pot Tarts' and 'Buddafingers' Manufacturers Busted
DEA arrests 12, seizes marijuana-laced candy and soft drinks in San Francisco Bay Area
MAR 16--OAKLAND, CA – Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) Special Agent in Charge (“SAC”) Javier F. Peña announce today the arrest of Kenneth AFFOLTER, 39, of Lafayette, CA, and eleven other individuals on charges of distribution of marijuana. Agents served five federal search warrants on March 16, 2006, without incident. Three warrants were served at warehouses located in Emeryville (on the Oakland border), one in Oakland and one at AFFOLTER’s residence in Lafayette. All searches conducted were at locations associated with AFFOLTER. As a result of the searches law enforcement seized four sophisticated indoor marijuana grows, thousands of marijuana plants, a large amount of U.S. Currency, two semi-automatic weapons, one revolver, and hundreds of pot laced candy and soft drinks.
SAC Peña stated, “In a way, this case sort of answers the question, 'What will they think of next?' What so many people don't realize is that innocent children may somehow get their hands on these products and think they are just normal candy or soft drinks - thus, making this action not only illegal, but potentially tragic.”
This investigation began in October 2005, when the DEA Oakland Resident Office obtained information that AFFOLTER was operating Beyond Bomb, a manufacturer of marijuana candy in Oakland, CA. The marijuana laced candy and other edibles manufactured by the company mimic the name and appearance of well known name brand candies and products. Some of the product labels seized by investigators include Stoney Ranchers, Munchy Way, Rasta Reece’s, Buddafingers, Pot Tarts, Double Puff Oeo, Tri-Chrome Crunch, Keef Kat, Twixed, Budtella, Puff-A-Mint Pattie, Puffsi, Bong’s Root Beer, and Toka-Cola.
This investigation was conducted with the assistance of the Richmond Police Department, Oakland Police Department, Vallejo Police Department, Lafayette Police Department, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, Contra Costa County Narcotics Enforcement Team (CCNET), and the Alameda County Narcotics Task Force (ACNTF).
This case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of California. The charges are only allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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| gehzumteufel |
| rofl i have seen some of that stuff before! |
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| dj_bas |
| That's awesome, I want some. Stupid DEA :mad: |
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| djnaeblis |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj_bas
That's awesome, I want some. Stupid DEA :mad: |
I love the DEA. Forgive me if I sound ignorant, can't say I've ever used marijuana, but nothing I've never seen anything good come of the stuff. It bugs me to see so much money wasted on the stuff, and with my expereince I've seen really capable people dumb themselves into thinking that there is no consequences from using marijuana. |
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| Jefe928 |
:rolleyes: Everything in moderation.
Caffeine is a drug. Alcohol is a drug. Alcohol affects every cell in your body, and is one of the more destructive, universally damaging inebrients avaiable. Yet it's legal and is socially acceptable.
I've never seen a stoner or somebody on e pick a fight...or get into their car and drive like a maniac (but I have seen plenty of drunks do both).
Alcohol leads to a false sense of confidence and reduces judgment, characteristic of a dopamine agonist.
Personally, and I'm not sure that this will make sense, but I'd rather feel more ed up than I am, than be more ed up than I feel. This is why people smoking dope have the misfortune of being pulled over for driving too slow.
I like mind altering, mind expanding substances, which I don't believe are inherently dangerous, damaging, sinful or evil. I've got a lovely wife, a lovely daughter, a son on the way, and a career that puts me in an upper income strata nationwide.
Politically, I'm a libertarian, and I believe people should be able to make educated decisions about what to ingest, so long as they take responsibility for their actions and are informed as to the possible consequences.
Bottom line, legality or illegality says very little about the potential and actual harm caused by a particular substance. At the end of the day, if we were really concerned about harm reduction, there are other substances that are far less harmful than alcohol that could be made legal. Our jails are full of non-violent people whose only crimes are taking or trafficking in illegal substances.
The war on drugs is hypocritical, wasteful, and a complete failure.
Just my 2 cents. |
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| djnaeblis |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jefe928
:rolleyes: Everything in moderation.
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Agreed!!! Legality doesn't say very much about how harmful something is... however, many times it's not so much what the substance does as to where it leads.
I would go so far to say that the majority of the population has no concept of moderation though. Not only in illegal substances, but also with alcohol, coffee, tv, and 100 other things... All things in moderation is a great motto, but in practice doesn't seem to happen. I have seen this in my friends who are self-proclaimed "recreational users", their usage has always escalated over time, and often led to other more permantantly harming substances.
Trafficking drugs is a profitable business but by no means is it a 'peacefull' business as is illustrated by the two semi-autos found with the drugs.
I had a buddy that worked for the DEA, and he described some of the people he arrested for trafficking. They were killers, not to say that drugs made them that way, but just the lifestyle of most, I would say is quite ruthless (at least for the ones that are 'high up' so to speak; no pun intended). They are not the kind of people that I would ever want my (future) children to be influenced by. |
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| stefanoc |
| quote: | Originally posted by djnaeblis
I love the DEA. Forgive me if I sound ignorant, can't say I've ever used marijuana, but nothing I've never seen anything good come of the stuff. It bugs me to see so much money wasted on the stuff, and with my expereince I've seen really capable people dumb themselves into thinking that there is no consequences from using marijuana. |
this could be argued for days and days.
you didnt like it thats personal choice. but the effects of it are proven so you get something out of it.
its also proven that alcohol is more harmful than marijuana. plus marijuana normally consumed is as bad as cigarettes.
on top of that, we would save so much money by not having DEA and having drug legal. plus we would have less people smoking marijuana if its was legalized but enforced by regulations. |
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| Cool Xone |
| Jefe928, I guess you've never lost anyone (directly or indirectly) to a drunk driver or someone who was under the influence. |
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| ivanbee |
| those oEo's look good |
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| Electrophile |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jefe928
:rolleyes: Everything in moderation.
Caffeine is a drug. Alcohol is a drug. Alcohol affects every cell in your body, and is one of the more destructive, universally damaging inebrients avaiable. Yet it's legal and is socially acceptable.
I've never seen a stoner or somebody on e pick a fight...or get into their car and drive like a maniac.
Alcohol leads to a false sense of confidence and reduces judgment, characteristic of a dopamine agonist.
Personally, and I'm not sure that this will make sense, but I'd rather feel more ed up than I am, than be more ed up than I feel. This is why people smoking dope have the misfortune of being pulled over for driving too slow.
I like mind altering, mind expanding substances, which I don't believe are inherently dangerous, damaging, sinful or evil. I've got a lovely wife, a lovely daughter, a son on the way, and a career that puts me in an upper income strata nationwide.
Politically, I'm a libertarian, and I believe people should be able to make educated decisions about what to ingest, so long as they take responsibility for their actions and are informed as to the possible consequences.
Bottom line, legality or illegality says very little about the potential and actual harm caused by a particular substance. At the end of the day, if we were really concerned about harm reduction, there are other substances that are far less harmful than alcohol that could be made legal. Our jails are full of non-violent people whose only crimes are taking or trafficking in illegal substances.
The war on drugs is hypocritical, wasteful, and a complete failure.
Just my 2 cents. |
2-CI (2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenethylamine) is still legal. Get it while you can. It is grey list, it is a close cousin of 2-CB but hasn't been around long enough (2001) to be put on a schedule. |
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| dj_bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Electrophile
2-CI (2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenethylamine) is still legal. Get it while you can. It is grey list, it is a close cousin of 2-CB but hasn't been around long enough (2001) to be put on a schedule. |
IT'S ING LEGAL!? How? That messed me up! I thought I was on the Death Star...turns out it was just Avalon :p |
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| Electrophile |
| ANALOGS MY FRIEND! Just take an existing drug and swap out functional groups (ex. swap out a bromine with an iodine or swap a methyl with an ethyl) until you can get a rat ed up, then you take it. Since no one has ever used the drug how can it be illegal? |
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