HeroinLollipopsAndOpiumStarch

October 14, 2004 2:56 PM

Where not to hide your drugs.Tips from the DEA. [via boingboing]
posted by srboisvert (24 comments total)

you put your weed in it
posted by mr.marx at 3:03 PM on October 14, 2004

oh my god the heroin in fake electrolytic capacitors [i]soldered to a circuit board[/i] is genius.

glad to see the creative entrepeneurial spirit is still alive and well.
posted by plexiwatt at 3:17 PM on October 14, 2004

html in flagrante delicto!
posted by plexiwatt at 3:18 PM on October 14, 2004

Wait a second, you're supposed to hide your drugs?

That makes them so much harder to find though.

Hey Mom, I want a Splif and Jelly sandwich!

Strange though, I can't find any mention of a car made entirely from weed that's being smuggled over the border by a couple of hippies and some rocker chicks.
posted by fenriq at 3:25 PM on October 14, 2004

I'm just curious how the customs agents decided to split open those caps? Was it from a really well known source, or was there enough residue on the material to tip off the drug dogs?




Or perhaps customs is in the habit of smashing open random electronics...
posted by delmoi at 3:37 PM on October 14, 2004

that splif peanut butter is awesome. that's not an illicit item -- that's art. somebody put some creativity, time, and effort into that. i applaud it.

i would love to make a splif, banana and honey sandwich...which would make me hungry for another splif, banana and honey sandwich...which would make me hungry for another splif, banana and honey sandwich...which would make me.....
posted by lord_wolf at 4:02 PM on October 14, 2004

Damnit, srboisvert, since I checked this out, I've been reading every single one of the Microgram Bulletins! They are amazingly fascinating and show that dope doesn't make you stupid, it makes you cleverer than you were before.

The cocaine hidden in the working battery (a car battery hollowed out with a rechargable inside wired to the other electrodes) in the joint compound was damned amazing!
posted by fenriq at 4:06 PM on October 14, 2004

I think the "Heroin foam" is pretty amazing myself.
posted by delmoi at 4:15 PM on October 14, 2004

(I couldn't find the one with the capacitors.)
posted by neckro23 at 4:27 PM on October 14, 2004

I think Reason broke this story originally. Good commentary, to boot.
posted by Kwantsar at 4:54 PM on October 14, 2004

If this is what they're catching, imagine how much makes it through.
posted by zoogleplex at 5:04 PM on October 14, 2004

Uhhm, the Afgan warlords have to be selling their record setting drug crops somewhere, yes? That many minds trying to noodle where to hide the shit, as opposed to the number of heads boggling where to find it ... I'll take 3 to one on the drug runners.
posted by Wulfgar! at 5:26 PM on October 14, 2004

Umm... some of these seized chemicals are still unscheduled... or (mostly) still legal.

Makes me wonder what happened to the people these certain drugs were seized from...
posted by LoopSouth at 5:37 PM on October 14, 2004

Just about every page has a reference to a "clandestine methamphetamine lab." As though it were a bigger crime because someone hid the fact that they were making crank.
posted by Mayor Curley at 6:32 PM on October 14, 2004

neckro23 -- it's in the most recent one.

Great link. I wonder if they're going to be concerned by the sudden rise in popularity...
posted by mote at 6:52 PM on October 14, 2004

Hey Mom, I want a Splif and Jelly sandwich!

Choosy Moms choose Splif?
posted by Ufez Jones at 7:19 PM on October 14, 2004

Wow, cool link. Interesting.
posted by tomplus2 at 9:25 PM on October 14, 2004

All of a sudden the trucker hat revival almost makes sense...
posted by arto at 9:52 PM on October 14, 2004

Meth labs are dangerous mostly because of the chemicals present and their typical less than stellar safety measures. Most law enforcement officers are told not to enter a meth lab and wait for the pro cleanup team to handle it.

I heard a story (true??) of a cop that stepped inside of one. Went home and the residue of the chemicals on his shoes killed his young son. Scary.... I want to be able to buy spliff at my local 7-11.
posted by jeblis at 9:54 PM on October 14, 2004

"The source for these bars is currently unknown. An Internet search lists “Tainted Truffle” (a sub-title on the “Stoners” candy bar) as a supporting organization for a California based marijuana legalization lobbying group, with no further information. There is nothing on “Stoners” or “Buddafingas”. A number of Microgram subscribers have requested information on the source of these products; therefore, if any subscriber is aware of that source, please forward that information to the Editor at: [e-mail]]"

If you could also forward the information to [e-mail]...
posted by quasistoic at 10:21 PM on October 14, 2004

If this is what they're catching, imagine how much makes it through.

OMG! That hasn't ever occurred to me before!

:)
posted by uncanny hengeman at 11:41 PM on October 14, 2004

"Black crack" is my favourite.
posted by mokey at 12:50 AM on October 15, 2004

SENTRON® FIRE EXTINGUISHERS CONTAINING COCAINE IN NOGALES, ARIZONA

I can just imagine the hijinks that could ensue when an unsuspecting person tries to use one of these on a fire. With the cocaine converted into foam, the fire at first would be dampened, but then come back RAGING and POWERFUL, nay, UNSTOPPABLE, turning unspeakably arrogant and garrolous, before finally putting its fist through a wall, jumping about in hysterical pain, smashing through a window and falling to the ground. Heh. Stupid fire.
posted by soyjoy at 9:06 AM on October 15, 2004

"Joo fucking with me, mang? JOO FUCKING WITH ME? Joo fucking with Hydrocarbon Combustion, mang, joo fucking with the BEST. Say hello to my little friend!"
posted by arto at 11:18 PM on October 15, 2004