"Um, yeah, I got $20 on pump 4...a pack of gum, and some Pot Tarts"
Just when you think criminals are dumb-as-a-box-of-hair, uncreative nincompoops, along comes a feel good story such as this one. I read this on The Smoking Gun, a high-quality site for information on notorious, infamous, careless, and stupid criminals. Check it out if you haven’t been there before. They have a laundry list of mug shots that is guaranteed to please (see Yasmine Bleeth and Nick Nolte for serious amusement).
Personally, after you read the story below, you might feel the same way asI. It is genius. “It’d illegal, though!” Illegal schmeagel, I say to you. Look at the packaging! I had to do a couple double-takes to make sure I read the m correctly. I would think this could have grown into a massive output had it not been for their carelessness. I mean, seriously, for those who know what the “munchies” are (not me, mom, in case you are reading this…heh heh heh), one could fing themselves in quite the pickle when chowing down on a Rasta Reese's for the purpose of hashish consumption, only to get hungry and keep eating more candy to curb the cravings only to get more THC in your system. It is an unending and vicious cycle. Well, enough of me rambling…onto the story. As the old saying goes, “Eat ‘em if you got ‘em!”
Later Dudes.
Drug Ring Sold Pot-Laced Candy, Soda
MARCH 17--A California drug operation manufactured marijuana-laced candy and soft drinks that were packaged to resemble popular products like Jolly Ranchers, Milky Way, and Pop Tarts. The pot ring, busted yesterday by Drug Enforcement Administration agents, was headquartered in Oakland and allegedly headed by Kenneth Affolter, 39, who was one of 12 alleged dealers nabbed. DEA raids at indoor pot-growing facilities turned up the marijuana-infused products, which carried labels such as Toka-Cola, Pot Tarts, Puff-A-Mint Pattie, Stoney Ranchers, Munchy Way, and Buddahfinger. A DEA spokesperson told TSG that the pot was baked into chocolate bars and hard candies and that the soda contained concentrated hash oil. A label on the ring's Nestle Crunch knockoff describes the item's ingredients as "milk chocolate with crisped rice dipped in hash oil rich chocolate." Some of the seized items can be seen in the evidence photos on the following pages. In a statement, DEA agent Javier Pena noted that Affolter's pot ring, which operated under the name Beyond Bomb, was "not only illegal, but potentially tragic," since "innocent children will somehow get their hands on these products and think they are just normal candy or soft drinks."
Personally, after you read the story below, you might feel the same way as
Later Dudes.
Drug Ring Sold Pot-Laced Candy, Soda
Pot Tarts, Toka-Cola, Munchy Ways seized in DEA raids
MARCH 17--A California drug operation manufactured marijuana-laced candy and soft drinks that were packaged to resemble popular products like Jolly Ranchers, Milky Way, and Pop Tarts. The pot ring, busted yesterday by Drug Enforcement Administration agents, was headquartered in Oakland and allegedly headed by Kenneth Affolter, 39, who was one of 12 alleged dealers nabbed. DEA raids at indoor pot-growing facilities turned up the marijuana-infused products, which carried labels such as Toka-Cola, Pot Tarts, Puff-A-Mint Pattie, Stoney Ranchers, Munchy Way, and Buddahfinger. A DEA spokesperson told TSG that the pot was baked into chocolate bars and hard candies and that the soda contained concentrated hash oil. A label on the ring's Nestle Crunch knockoff describes the item's ingredients as "milk chocolate with crisped rice dipped in hash oil rich chocolate." Some of the seized items can be seen in the evidence photos on the following pages. In a statement, DEA agent Javier Pena noted that Affolter's pot ring, which operated under the name Beyond Bomb, was "not only illegal, but potentially tragic," since "innocent children will somehow get their hands on these products and think they are just normal candy or soft drinks."
posted by Barry S. at 1:10 PM
