The DEA is Counting on Your Mistakes.Ex-Drug Enforcement Operative explains what NOT to do if you want to stay ahead of the law.
So the guy asks me, “Are you sure you’re not wearing a wire?” |
I wore so many wires back then that my calves and thighs were nearly bald from having tape meshed into my hairs for hours then ripped away when it were time for debriefing. I was breaking out in acne where I always kept a .40 caliber tucked into my waistline and taped tightly against my abdomen. I’d like to say that my nerves were getting frayed as well but that would be a lie. I never really felt nervous. I’d been buying drugs for so many years (prior to taking my career as an operative) that I often forgot I were shopping for the department. Hell, the only difference was that I wasn’t worried about running out of money… But, on the other hand, I couldn’t take the product home with me.
I could write about what it’s like to look a wannabe drug-lord in the eye and tell them whatever they want to hear… Or, I could go into what it feels like when you’re crawling out on to a roof under gunfire. But those stories are for another time; or, perhaps, even better left for someone else to tell.
What I’d like to talk about today is how NOT to get caught. |
greatest significance, statistics will dictate what next year’s anti-drug budget will look like. And I’m sick of the charade.
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that question, especially if they try the ol’ “entrapment” speech, my response is to lie. Flat-outright, in their face with hearty eye-contact… lie. All the lying in the world, all the cries of “entrapment” won’t save you after having been recorded selling an eight-ball on several different occasions.
Another classic I hear is that… “Well, the cop said they would go easy on me if I told them where the rest of the drugs were.”
That’s fucking ridiculous.
Do the cops who made you that offer work as judges in their spare time? How many times have you seen a cop show up in court to speak on the behalf of a dealer? And if they did, what good would it really do you? Understand this: The police are part of the executive branch of our government… This means their job is to enforce whatever laws are in place… That’s it. They’re not the judicial branch; they don’t have any say in judgment. If they do write in their report that “…the suspect was cooperative…” it will not change the fact that you are being charged for “x” amount of methamphetamines. The police do not have the authority to negotiate, they are not your lawyer, and (regardless of how many times they call you “buddy” or “darling”) they certainly are not your friend.
Dismissing a few myths about the investigation and arrest procedure is fine but, let’s talk about the meat and potatoes of avoiding an arrest… |
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it. Don’t just settle for a flash of the belly and chest either; task force surveillance rarely uses the chest now-a-days. Check their legs, from their ankles all the way up to their peaches. Check their arms, even the armpits. Look in their hat if their wearing one. Be suspicious (and question) stereo equipment in the backseat of their car. If there’s a plastic cup in the cup holder of their car, ask for a drink (check it out… it better slosh around). Close the air conditioning vents… Because these are the kinds of places that prying eyes like to hide.
Now, let’s say they you’re comfortable with making the sale. So you do it. Let’s say you just sold an ounce of hard. That’s about a thousand bucks (give or take a c-note or two). Now you’ve got a pocket full of money. Are they all the same denomination of bill? Are the bills crispy and new? Are they sequential bills (are the serial numbers in order)? Well, even if the answer to these questions are “yes”, you might not have anything to worry about. Banks often load their ATMs and teller drawers with new bills. But, is the guy you just sold to the type to use a bank? And, normally, ATM's have daily limits in regard to how much one can withdraw. Why risk it? If the feds are already on to you, and you just made the sale, you’re probably fucked. But, why give them yet another piece of evidence to present during your hearing? If the department has been funding your buyer’s drug purchases they’ve been making photocopies of every bill you’ve been handed (I guarantee it). And what if this happens to be the buy wherein they decide to shut you down? (you know...they’re not going to just keep funding your drug operation indefinitely). You do not want the police to pull you over, or tackle you, for their arrest and find those bills as well as having the recordings, phone calls, and photographs. Get rid of those bills as soon as possible. Break them. Trade them. Whatever it takes. Don’t hold on to them any longer than necessary. Stash them somewhere if you have to. Whatever.
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Lastly, I want to advise on the nature of a drug raid. |