CONTROLLED DELIVERIES (An excerpt from the book LEGAL MUSCLE: Anabolics in America ..by Rick Collins, J.D. (a lawyer and former juicer)

Controlled Delivery

If investigators want to bust you for a juice package, their goal will be to get you to take possession of the package. There are two reasons: 1) once you accept a package of contraband, you can be arrested for possessing it; and 2) the feds will have generally obtained a warrant to search your house that cannot be executed until you accept the package.

That's where your signature comes in. Signing for the package removes any argument that you didn't accept it. Especially when it's supported by the undercover agent's testimony about the conversation that took place. "Are you Johnny Johnson?" You said, "Yes." "Will you accept this package?" You said, "Of course!" and looked really excited when you saw the return address from China.

Could accepting possession be proven in other ways? Absolutely. The issue is determined by looking at everything you did and said. In the conversation we just described, you said you were the person who intended to receive the package, and you explicitly stated that you would accept it. The absence of a signature won't magically protect you!

What if you refuse to sign, but try to accept the package verbally? A real courier wouldn't give it to you if a signature was required, but let's say this undercover agent courier would. Have you avoided an arrest and search? Of course not, because you've accepted the package! What's more, your cagey behavior will be used against you to prove your knowledge of the illegal contents of the package - why else would you refuse to sign?

I've seen a number of cases where the target gets a funky feeling about the delivery guy and rejects the package. The undercover courier will then do everything possible to get the package into the target's hands, with or without a signature. It's the only way to execute the raid. In one desperate case, the courier blew his cover and flashed a badge. He summoned his partner, and the two asked to step inside to talk about the package. The target told them he had no idea what was in the package and that they most certainly could not come into his house. The agents said the package contained suspected drugs, and asked if they could open it. "Do what you want, it's not my package." They opened it, and inside were 500 Anabol tablets. "My mistake," one agent said. "These are okay. You can import a personal use supply. Here, you can take them." Nice try. The target told the agent to stick the tabs where the sun don't shine and avoided an arrest and raid by the eight other agents skulking in wait just off the property.

Given the headaches presented by savvy suspects, law enforcers are taking a new approach: wiring the package to signal when it's opened. When someone opens a package, that's good evidence that he's the one who knowingly intended to possess it, right? It might even be stronger evidence than signing for it. The application for the search warrant will request authorization to execute the raid once the signal goes off. Several jurisdictions have begun using electronic signaling devices, typically AT-4's, to confirm that a target has opened his package. No part of the device is visible unless the package is opened. It makes no audible sound but transmits an alert signal to a remote receiver manned by the agents. These devices are perfect in cases where a signature request might spook the target. An AT-4 can make the difference between a botched operation and a valid arrest and raid. Be aware that it's likely the wave of the future. [For a complete discussion of controlled deliveries, check out Legal Muscle].


Comments


[14 Points] Derrick4Real:

Fwiw, Rick Collins is a legit source that specializes in anabolic steroid possession cases.

He was a former New York Assistant District Attorney, who eventually started his own practice as a defense attorney. He specifically represents doping and steroid cases.

Tl;dr

His advice isn't the typical CD post we often see reposted on this sub every few months.


[6 Points] most_boringest_man:

Those AT-4 wireless transmitters are fuckin sneaky, I was unaware of that technology. I have 2 ideas to defeat those.

One is to microwave the package for 5-10 seconds at a time depending on the contents, trying not to destroy those but shorting out the transmitter.

Second one would be to use a rare earth magnet or two and try to render the transmitter useless by demagnetizing it. I'm assuming it's a simple magnetic switch, as it would be difficult to install a battery operated switch, even if it ran on hearing aid batteries. . . BUT, wouldn't a small battery be even easier to fry with a magnet?


[6 Points] erseursjersjesejsr:

If AT-4s become more commonplace, blasting your incoming packages with an EMP might be wise. It would disable it altogether. They're not too hard to put together for someone with even basic electronics skills. Of course, you'd have to immediately clean house if you found a funky looking device inside, but this would give you a massive head start while the police are waiting for the "package has been opened" signal.


[3 Points] None:

why else would you refuse to sign?

Glad this has been stated too. People seem to think refusing to sign is like a catch all get out of jail free card.


[2 Points] None:

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[2 Points] onetoomanydude:

That GPS shit scares me even though the most green i'd get would be a half oz or less and i'd never get more than a ball of yay. It said "it had been opened or moved". So if it is moved, it will alert them? So why not hit it against the wall a few times making sure it would move, if there, no? Then if they came in, it would still be closed.


[2 Points] xanaxlover19:

Does anyone have pictures of where the transmitters would be located? Would waiting a couple days and opening the package in a moving car be a solution or would the cops be keeping the house under 24 hour surveillance


[2 Points] alp5:

would an rf scanner detect the presence of the electronic signaling device ?


[2 Points] None:

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[2 Points] jhenry64:

I had to sign for a dnm package recently. Since it was small quantity of non scheduled drugs i risked it and nothing happened still curious as to why this was..have gotten other packages same addy with no issues or signatures.