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Title: Sacramento cannabis distribution gang busted
Post by: bleep on February 20, 2012, 12:37 am
http://www.sacramentotoday.net/news/templates/community.asp?articleid=2212&zoneid=1

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Yesterday afternoon (2-13-2012), Sheriff's Narcotics detectives arrested five individuals in connection with a marijuana distribution operation with ties to various states throughout the country.

Keni Renta (29), Jauwon Wilder (28), Charles Wilson (34), Nathan Curry (35) and Maryann Hunter (25) were all booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges including possession of marijuana for sale, cultivation of marijuana and conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

In October of 2011, Sheriff's detectives commenced an investigation along with the United States Postal Service and the Financial Crimes Task Force of the Internal Revenue Service. The investigation focused on a group of individuals who appeared to have laundered over $1,000,000 in cash deposits into fictitious business and personal accounts. The deposits were made in states on the east coast, and then withdrawn the following day in Sacramento.
 
The investigation identified a location where the individuals would meet each day, and then package and ship parcels weighing between seven and twelve pounds each. These parcels were shipped to states including New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois. Multiple parcels were seized during this investigation, and found to contain high-grade marijuana. Additional parcels seized on the east coast and destined for Sacramento were found to contain cash and money orders.

This three-month investigation commenced with the service of search warrants being served yesterday at three locations in the Sacramento area. Yesterday's efforts yielded the discovery of two marijuana grows, three weapons, several pounds of processed and packaged marijuana, approximately $70,000 in cash, and the arrests of the five aforementioned individuals. This investigation is ongoing, and additional arrests are expected to be made.

Bail is set at $200,000 for Curry and Hunter, and $1,000,000 for Renta, Wilder and Wilson.
Title: Re: Sacramento cannabis distribution gang busted
Post by: TheNewDude on February 20, 2012, 12:54 am
Doesn't sound like they had enough emphasis on security.

Still sad to see people imprisoned for selling a plant.
Title: Re: Sacramento cannabis distribution gang busted
Post by: MagicMan on February 20, 2012, 02:34 am
Great! Good for the cops! Big pat on the back for making our streets safer... oh wait, they accomplished nothing except ruining the lives of five people that spread happiness to the east coast. Fucking awesome.
Title: Re: Sacramento cannabis distribution gang busted
Post by: rise_against on February 20, 2012, 10:04 am
DEA - devil's evil agents
CIA - central idiot agency
Title: Re: Sacramento cannabis distribution gang busted
Post by: sourman on February 20, 2012, 10:21 am
Well, this sucks. I'm not sure what they meant by "high-grade marijuana", but there aint THAT many importers of fire, medical quality shit here on the east coast. That's why I'm glad I found SR.. no more worrying about finding exotics at a fair price.
Title: Re: Sacramento cannabis distribution gang busted
Post by: IgnorantFuck on February 20, 2012, 10:50 pm
Depressing news, to be sure.