Interesting Arrest

Im not sure if this is darknet related, but appearantly LE either intercepted a package or it was actually delivered to the wrong address and then send the intended recipient a letter(pretending to be a citizen) saying his package of weed went to the wrong house and he can get it for a little extra money. Dude goes to meet the person and is arrested.

http://m.pilotonline.com/?cu=spreed%3A%2F5083579%2F5082641%2F32996357


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[15 Points] gwern:

  • "Virginia Beach police use 'weed' note to flush out suspected dealer"
  • Elisabeth Hulette - The Virginian-Pilot
  • Published: Thu 24 Apr 2014 07:50:32 PM EDT
  • Updated: Fri 25 Apr 2014 09:56:24 AM EDT

The package had contained a shipment of marijuana. But when a man opened it, he found only a note. "Your weed got delivered to my house," it read. "You can have it back for a little cash." Police watched March 28 as the man opened a package that was delivered to a home on Green Lakes Drive, according to an account in a police officer's search warrant affidavit. They watched him read the note - signed "Mike" with a phone number. Then they waited. He called. He agreed to meet at a 7-Eleven on Holland Road. He didn't get any marijuana. He was arrested, the warrant states. Andrew Brower, of the 1300 block of Green Cedar Lane, has been charged with possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, a felony. He's out on bail, according to court records, and is due in court May 8 for a preliminary hearing.

Ouch.


[9 Points] d0ntp4n1c:

Wow....just....WOW >.<


[7 Points] joustingthesky:

Plus, I can't believe LE went to that much trouble for WEED.


[5 Points] PM_ME_ALL_YOUR_DRUGS:

Who opened his package after it got delivered to the wrong address... ?


[2 Points] joustingthesky:

What an idiot.


[2 Points] simmerdownchildren:

This is the type of shit that keeps me up at night.


[2 Points] thisisknot_eric:

I looked in the Virginia court records it looks like he had a number of previous arrests, including felony attempted distribution of mj which I'm sure made it "easier" for LE to go through with the trap


[1 Points] dased1337:

The part that is amazing is that is he should have known something was up when they asked for a little money... If I received weed by accident I'd either smoke it, sell it for full price, or if I was upstanding flush it down the toilet.


[1 Points] twigburst:

What a fucking idiot. He got a pass and he blew it.


[1 Points] MrCrappy57:

My theory- fwiw- is that they didn't feel like waiting around all day staking this guy out. The 'call this number' was a pretty creative workaround.


[1 Points] Nate_Nintendo:

That's pretty fucking sneaky. Yikes.


[1 Points] PeyoteFire:

I just saw something like this on cops but it was in Florida


[1 Points] EverGreenPLO:

If you're dumb enough to fall for that....


[-5 Points] StuffyKnows2Much:

We need a #GMH tag like Tumblr. Because this #GMH that I won't ever get caught. I'm simply not this stupid.