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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Crime Look at All That Meth!

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 12:44 PM

It's a classic drugs on the table meth bust! But instead of a carefully coordinated SWAT team swooping into the home of a drug lord, Portland police report that they just stopped this dude walking down SE Stark near 158th Avenue, asked to search his bag, and found six pounds of meth worth $268,000.

Alex Z: It looks like sushi!
  • Alex Z: "It looks like sushi!"

The guy looks really sad about it.

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Just another danger of being a pedestrian in Portland. The police could stop you and take your meth collection AT ANY TIME.

UPDATE 5:40PM—Oh Gods! On the heels of this, the Portland Police made the biggest drug bust in Portland history today with the type of coordinated warrants and house-sweeps kind of action I was talking about. From three homes, they seized 28 pound of heroin, 2 pounds of cocaine, $156,000 cash, 6 handguns, one rifle and (inexplicably noted in the press release) one horse trailer and six saddles.

Which raises the alarming question: Are people dealing drugs by horse these days? Heroin Pony Express! There must be a market for that. Anyway. This is no time for jokes. Lots of hard drugs are off the streets of Portland! Here's a literal drugs on the table photo of the loot.

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Which raises another question: Whose job is it to fan the money across the table? Nice bills-arranging work. I like a cop with a flair for aesthetics.

 

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1
Better call Saul.
Posted by Number Six on September 15, 2011 at 12:52 PM · Report
2
We've got some of the best criminals in the world here.
Posted by Graham on September 15, 2011 at 12:59 PM · Report
3
@Graham - Another case cracked, another dazzling deductive performance by SHERLOCK GODDAMN MORIARTY. Eh, what?
Posted by Reymont on September 15, 2011 at 1:26 PM · Report
4
Etsy is cool, but buying that "#1 METH DEALER" baseball cap isn't necessarily the best idea.
Posted by FLEXIB on September 15, 2011 at 1:31 PM · Report
5
How is it legal to stop & search a pedestrian?
Posted by Michelle on September 15, 2011 at 2:04 PM · Report
6
Number Six for Comment of the Week!!!!
Posted by Walter White on September 15, 2011 at 2:04 PM · Report
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Don't the police have the right to search your car, even if they have to ask permission? (or wait for a search warrent?)
Now, if they stop you walking, can you refuse a search of your belongings?
Posted by frankieb on September 15, 2011 at 2:29 PM · Report
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@frankieb: It all depends on if they have probable cause of believing you're breaking the law (not a very difficult criteria to reach). If so, they have the right to search you and your belongings under the guise of looking for weapons.
Posted by Graham on September 15, 2011 at 3:09 PM · Report
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@Michelle and Frankieb - And the article DOES say that they asked. They can always ask, even without probable cause. *I* could ask to search your bag. You could ask to search mine.
Posted by Reymont on September 15, 2011 at 3:16 PM · Report
10
Meth is good stuff. Don't bash it unless you try it.
Posted by Tom [______] . on September 15, 2011 at 3:47 PM · Report
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For you legal eagles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_stop
Posted by Commenty Colin on September 15, 2011 at 4:24 PM · Report
12
Nothing about the $2 million drug bust today?
Posted by ujfoyt on September 15, 2011 at 4:43 PM · Report
13
They busted him WALKING? How is it a dude can afford 6 pounds of meth but not spring for a used Huffy?
Posted by Lewcifer on September 15, 2011 at 7:58 PM · Report
14
I believe it's "dope on the table."
Posted by maricona on September 15, 2011 at 10:42 PM · Report
15
Tom, I hope your children do that "good stuff" and you get the dental bills. Idiot.
Posted by El Stunto on September 15, 2011 at 10:46 PM · Report
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They must have needed to go by horse to avoid the waterways patrolled by Boat Cop.
Posted by guspasho on September 15, 2011 at 11:32 PM · Report
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in the old days the cops just kept the money from a drug bust. now i guess they have to fan it out and 'shoot it' so as to account for it.. bet ya anything they took some home..
Posted by yona on September 16, 2011 at 10:28 AM · Report
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@s.mirk......I'm guessing you grew up in a small town.
Posted by The Showstopper on September 17, 2011 at 5:50 PM · Report

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