THE FOLLOWING IS A REPRINT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY NEWSLETTERSer
Federal law makes it illegal for any person who does not have a license to write prescriptions to sell or give a prescription drug to another person (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)). Licensed health care professionals, such as doctors or pharmacists, cannot knowingly sell or give prescription drugs to someone who does not have either a valid need or valid prescription for the drugs. “Selling” does not necessarily mean a cash transaction; instead, “selling” can include giving or exchanging a prescription drug, as well as an offer or agreement to sell or exchange (21 U.S.C. § 802(8)).
The illegal sale of prescription drugs has surged recently, especially involving pain medications like Vicodin and Percocet. The demand for pain medication for recreational rather than valid medical purposes has led to a corresponding increase in unlicensed, illegal internet sales of prescription drugs. Also, bogus “pain management clinics” have sprung up, run by licensed health care professionals who write and sometimes also fill unnecessary prescriptions.
What Is an “Illegal Sale?”
A prescription drug can be sold illegally in a number of ways. For instance, a person who has a valid prescription can be convicted of illegally selling drugs if he sells or gives his drugs to someone else. And a doctor or health care provider can be guilty of a crime by writing prescriptions that are either not medically necessary or for an amount of drugs greater than a person actually needs (which sometimes takes the form of writing multiple prescriptions for one person using many different and fake names). Similarly, a pharmacist who knowingly fills an invalid prescription can also be charged.
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WARNING SIGNS OF DRUG ACTIVITY
The sooner it is recognized, the faster it can be stopped
EXAMPLE BELOW.
The neighbors tell me my tenants are dealing drugs. But I drove by three different times
and didn t see a thing.
ADVICE WE WERE GIVEN:
You ve got to give up being naive. We could stop a lot more of it if more people knew
what to look for. Narcotics detective
THE DRUGS
While many illegal drugs are sold on the street today, the following are most common:
Cocaine and Crack. Cocaine is a stimulant. Nicknames include coke, nose candy, blow, snow,
and a variety of others. At one time cocaine was quite expensive and generally out of reach for
people of low incomes. Today, the price has dropped to the point that it can be purchased by all
economic levels. Cocaine in its powder form is usually taken nasally (snorted). Less frequently,
it is injected.
Crack, a derivative of cocaine, produces a more intense but shorter high. Among other
nicknames, it is also known as rock. Crack is manufactured from cocaine and baking soda. The
process requires does not produce any of the toxic waste problems associated with
methamphetamine production. Because crack delivers a high using less cocaine, it costs less per
dose, making it particularly attractive to drug users with low incomes. Crack is typically smoked
in small glass pipes.
Powdered cocaine has the look and consistency of baking soda and is often sold in small, folded
paper packets. Crack has the look of a small piece of old, dried soap. Crack is often sold in tiny
Ziploc bags, little glass vials, balloons, or even as is with no container at all.
In general, signs of cocaine usage are not necessarily apparent to observers. A combination of
the following is possible: regular late-night activity (e.g., after midnight on weeknights), highly
talkative behavior, paranoid behavior, constant sniffing or bloody noses (for intense users of
powdered cocaine).
Powdered cocaine usage crosses all social and economic levels. Crack usage is so far
associated with lower income levels. While Los Angeles style gangs (Bloods and Crips)
have made crack popular, other groups and individuals have begun manufacturing and
selling the drug as well.
Methamphetamine. Methamphetamine is a stimulant. Nicknames include: meth, crank, speed,
crystal, STP, and others. Until the price of cocaine began dropping, meth was known as the poor mans cocaine.
Marijuana. --Marijuana is also known as grass, weed, reefer, joint, J, Mary Jane, cannabis, and
many others. Marijuana is smoked from a pipe or a rolled cigarette, and typically produces a
mellow high. However, the type and power of the high varies significantly with the strength and
strain of the drug.
The marijuana grown today is far more powerful than the drug that became popular in the late
60s and early 70s. Growers have developed more sophisticated ways to control growth of the
plants and cause high output of the resin that contains THC the ingredient that gives marijuana
its potency. Todays marijuana is often grown indoors to gain greater control over the crop and to
prevent detection by competitors, animals, or law enforcement. It takes 90 to 180 days to bring
the crops from seed to harvest.
WARNING SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY: DEALING,
The following list describes signs of drug activity that either you or neighbors may observe. As
the list will show, many indicators are visible at times when the landlord is not present. This is
one reason why a solid partnership with trusted neighbors is important.
Note also, while some of the indicators are reasonably conclusive in and of themselves, others
should be considered significant only if multiple factors are present.
This list is primarily targeted to tenant activity.
DEALING
Dealers sell to the end user so they typically sell small quantities to many purchasers. Dealing
locations are like convenience stores there is a high customer traffic with each customer buying
a small amount.
Neighbors may observe:
_ Heavy traffic. Cars and pedestrians stopping at a home for only brief periods. Traffic may be
cyclical, increasing on weekends or late at night, or minimal for a few weeks and then intense
for a period of a few days particularly pay days.
_ Exchanges of money. Cash and packets traded through windows, mail slots, or under
doorways.
_ Lack of familiarity. Visitors appear to be acquaintances rather than friends.
_ People bring valuables into the unit. Visitors regularly bring televisions, bikes, VCRs,
cameras and leave empty-handed.
_ Odd car behavior. Visitors may sit in the car for a while after leaving the residence or may
leave one person in the car while the other visits. Visitors may also park around a corner or a
few blocks away and approach on foot.
_ Lookouts. Frequently these will be younger people who tend to hang around the rental.
IF ANY OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION,--''RINGS ANY BELLS''---PLEASE NOTIFY FAIRWAYS WATCH!---
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