Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life of an island

Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by trwy678yay on Sunday May 12, 2019 @12:10AM (#19890090)

I used to deal small amounts of MJ in college, it was a great way to have a side income and honestly was pretty low-risk.

When I graduated and was getting ready to move to CA, I had mentioned to my dealer that I was moving and was obviously pretty broke as I had not started working yet.

He told me he could hook me up with a one time job to drive an escalade towing a boat filled with MJ from CA to the midwest and I would be paid 20k.

I thought long and hard about that and ultimately decided it was a terrible idea. However, if he had made that offer to me a year or two before, I probably would have taken it. For someone like me, 20k at that age is a massive boost.

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Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by cosmodisk on Sunday May 12, 2019 @03:54AM (#19890727)

I was told this about 10 years ago. People used to transport cocaine from Spain to Northern countries in Europe.They'd send 2 cars: empty,large SUV,with as many bells and whistles as possible. And a few miles behind a little Smart car with all the drugs. They always stopped the SUV but the little one was stopped not even once...

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Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by paganel on Sunday May 12, 2019 @07:59AM (#19891382)

Noticed a similar thing earlier this year, while I was crossing the border from a non-Schengen area country into the Schengen territory. The owner of a new Audi Q5 or Q7 just in front of me received all sorts of questions from the customs guards, while me and my gf passed the border in a breeze. We were driving our 12-year old small 1.4 liter hatchback, which has scratches on all its four corners, I said to myself that were we to transport anything illegal nobody would have suspected us.

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Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by UweSchmidt on Sunday May 12, 2019 @10:07AM (#19891982)

While it is difficult to catch everyone at a border within the EU I would believe that there is a subset of border cops that can sniff out smugglers. Since you didn't smuggle anything they were correct in not suspecting you.

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Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by paganel on Sunday May 12, 2019 @10:14AM (#19892029)

I know that. But as the OP said, it’s interesting to think about an anti-anti-smuggling technique like the one where you’re using an hipsterish couple to physically carry things for you, instead of some tattooed guys.

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Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by cosmodisk on Sunday May 12, 2019 @09:31AM (#19891764)

Registration plates matter a lot too. If you are from certain countries, you'd be checked much more often.

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Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by onetimemanytime on Sunday May 12, 2019 @04:21AM (#19890798)

smart. Assuming there's one unit in the road, they'll be busy checking the pimped-out ride :)

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Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by selimthegrim on Sunday May 12, 2019 @12:12AM (#19890097)

For real for real? An Escalade? You think cops don't watch COPS?

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