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Police arrested three men accused of selling thousands of pills of meth-laced “Adderall” on various darknet marketplaces and mailing them through the United States Postal Service through a fictitious business called “Professional Paper Filing Inc.” that listed a real return address of an uninvolved business. That business then told police that it was repeatedly getting packages of pills in the mail as "return to sender."

The men face a maximum possible penalty of life imprisonment.

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[–] Chozo@kbin.social 56 points 8 months ago (4 children)

That's why you use a fake return address that doesn't exist. Allowing your product to get into real people's hands was just asking for trouble.

[–] Guest_User@lemmy.world 93 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wrong, fake addresses get picked up and flagged quickly. Valid addresses are required to keep the operation moving. One dark net dealer used the addresses of sex offenders as the addresses are publicly listed, and he didn't care if they got caught with drugs.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Dexter thinking right here.

[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm not defending sex offenders but some of the things that get you lumped into that group are definitely not equal to others. Getting caught pissing in a bush, for instance, not exactly what we think of.

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Luckily you can look up the details of most of the cases. Usually it's pretty to figure out which are simple junk out to pee and jamming your unwanted p in the v. Exposing the p but not to pee can be a little more difficult to determine but most of those guys (because it's normally guys) don't go any further than that (100% not trying to justify the behavior).

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 7 points 8 months ago

Have you guys considered that framing dudes who, by definition, have served their time is wrong regardless?

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[–] Zozano@lemy.lol 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago
[–] grue@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago (15 children)

Meth-laced Adderall

Oh no, the amphetamine was contaminated with amphetamine! 🙄

I'm aware that meth and Adderall aren't the exact same chemical, but this isn't like putting carfentanyl in heroin. "Laced" is some sensationalized bullshit.

[–] DolphinMath 44 points 8 months ago (12 children)

“Aren’t the exact same” is a huge understatement…

[–] kernelle@0d.gs 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That's like saying table salt might explode if it touches water lmao

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

in the ground for millions of years, expires next June.

[–] Deello@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

But not before the grinder blades go dull.

[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Beer is like 95%~ water therefore it is pretty much water.

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[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 22 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Adderall literally contains a 3:1 mixture of d-amphetamine to l-amphetamine. This is a horseshit way of trying to make it sound like a bigger deal than it is.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

meth is neither of those chemicals. meth is methamphetamine which has different effects, more risks, is more addictive and has a MUCH longer duration.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 8 months ago

Meth has a pretty similar duration to adderall when you eat, insufflate, or plug. I can’t comment on smokin’.

[–] You999@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

Neither D-amphetamine or L-amphetamine are methamphetamine. Methyl groups are lipid soluble which dissolves quickly into to your blood stream and effortlessly crosses the blood brain barrier. This makes methamphetamine significantly more potent compared to amphetamines. This is extremely dangerous as the dosage for amphetamines is double that of methamphetamines when taken orally.

[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Adderall is legally able to be prescribed to kids with ADHD. Meth is produced with a dirty chemical process that has become more prevalent with the decreasing availability of pseudoephedrin. Medical professionals working rehabs report worse and longer lasting damage quicker than is reasonable for merely staying awake and up constantly the primary risk from stimulants.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Adderall is legally able to be prescribed to kids with ADHD.

So is meth, except they use the brand name "Desoxyn."

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 4 points 8 months ago

It's prescribed in theory. Mostly, I think, for people with narcolepsy, not kids with ADHD. My psychiatrist has had me try basically every ADHD medication and he has never once mentioned Desoxyn. And I knew a couple of pharmacy techs for a few years who definitely would have told me if they'd seen Desoxyn prescribed because it's the kind of trying they'd have been very excited about stealing from work.

[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

In finite controlled quantities while under the care of a doctor and not containing contaminants, injected, or snorted.

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

"Legally" haha

Method can be made in a clean lab...

Don't be a bootlicker.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This is definitely 110% laced. Meth is not amphetamine, its methamphetamine which has different effects and a VERY different duration, not to mention much higher addiction potential.

Sure they are both stimulants, but both heroin and carfentanyl are opioids.

Maybe you have been misled as to what laced means? It does not necessarily mean that it's deadly

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We put amphetamine in your amphetamine. So now you have 64% more amphetamine per amphetamine. — Heavy ADHD guy

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

Hell yeah! I’ll just eat half as much.

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[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh no! Dark web sites? Where are they, so I can be sure to avoid them?

[–] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] quicksand@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

Good to see they're still around

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