Mail order ecstasy pills lead to arrest By: Reid, Tony, Herald & Review (Decatur, IL), Mar 30, 2016 Database: Newspaper Source
March 30--DECATUR -- Police say investigators intercepted a shipment of ecstasy pills destined for a Decatur man, and, when undercover detectives completed the delivery Monday, they found the suspect with baked goods laced with cannabis.
Brandon M. Richardson, 19, was arrested at his home and jailed on preliminary charges of possessing illegal drugs with intent to traffic in them.
Sworn statements say Homeland Security investigators intercepted the package of 15 green ecstasy tablets March 24 after a drug-sniffing dog at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport had alerted to the pills, which had been sent from the Netherlands.
Members of the Decatur Police Street Crimes Unit and Macon County Sheriff's Office detectives then "conducted a controlled delivery" of the package at the address where Richardson was at. He was arrested there, and a search was warrant executed.
"Richardson advised that he had ... purchased the ecstasy pills over the Internet from a location in the Netherlands," the sworn statements note. It's alleged he told police he planned to have the drugs sold to college students.
"Also located inside the residence was approximately 329 grams of suspected cannabis and baked goods containing suspected cannabis," according to the sworn statements. "The suspected cannabis field-tested positive. A digital scale was located in close proximity to the suspected cannabis. Richardson advised that he sells the cannabis for profit." Richardson remained jailed Tuesday night in lieu of posting $150,000 bond. He is due in court April 5.
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Holy crap, not only did he admit to ordering, but he TOLD them he was going to sell the pills.