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Re:Dark Web Drug Sellers Dodge Police Crackdowns by vageli on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @08:02PM (#20170613)
> My thoughts exactly. People still have to provide some address to receive it, and if they are buying from a cop then when the package shows up the cops will be watching and when you grab it, you're busted.

> Seems like you still need some level of trust, but please correct me if I've got it wrong.

Is it illegal to receive drugs if you don't know it's drugs? Is merely bringing a package into your home, without inspecting its contents, illegal?

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Re:Dark Web Drug Sellers Dodge Police Crackdowns by mirimir on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @09:08PM (#20171002)
If they bust you with an unopened package, they will try to get you to admit that you ordered it. And here's where it gets tricky.

If you ordered from a police honeypot seller, they have some reason to think that you did order. So if you at first deny ordering, and later admit that you did, you've just admitted to lying to them. Penalties for that can be worse than ordering illegal drugs ;)

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Re:Dark Web Drug Sellers Dodge Police Crackdowns by sandworm101 on Thursday June 13, 2019 @12:23AM (#20171785)
Denial of guilt is not considered lying. Otherwise, every contested guilty verdict would have a perjury charge attached. Just say no. Or say nothing. Or one word: lawyer.
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Re:Dark Web Drug Sellers Dodge Police Crackdowns by onetimemanytime on Thursday June 13, 2019 @02:41AM (#20172344)
Say nothing. I think you can stay quiet but if you talk and lie to FBI, you will be Martha Stewart. Totally unrelated to the original case and they can prove this very easily, 2 FBI agents with detailed notes vs you.
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Re:Dark Web Drug Sellers Dodge Police Crackdowns by chipperyman573 on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @08:48PM (#20170880)
Probably not but most people who order drugs online will probably use them at some point, it's not like the drugs will remain in a sealed box forever.
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Re:Dark Web Drug Sellers Dodge Police Crackdowns by dillonmckay on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @10:02PM (#20171245)
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