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Feds Bust 90 in Fake Pot, Bath Salt Raids

Almost 5 million packets of synthetic pot seized in nationwide crackdown

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 26, 2012 6:21 PM CDT

(Newser) – Federal agents arrested more than 90 people across 30 states today, in a nationwide crackdown on designer drugs. The DEA seized nearly 5 million packets of artificial pot and almost 167,000 packages of "bath salts," CNN reports. They also confiscated $36 million. "This enforcement action has disrupted the entire illegal industry, from manufacturers to retailers," a DEA administrator said. The bust, dubbed "Operation Log Jam," involved a host of other federal agencies as well, including the FBI, IRS, FDA, ICE, and US Postal Inspection Service.

In this file photo, containers of bath salts, synthetic stimulants that mimic the effects of traditional drugs like cocaine and speed, sit on a counter at Hemp's Above in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
In this file photo, containers of bath salts, synthetic stimulants that mimic the effects of traditional drugs like cocaine and speed, sit on a counter at Hemp's Above in Mechanicsburg, Pa.   (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Chris Knight)
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Bulls-Eye
Jul 27, 2012 7:41 AM CDT
""This enforcement action has disrupted the entire illegal industry," Until at least Wednesday.
right2dave
Jul 27, 2012 5:07 AM CDT
DEA bust 90 fake defendents in crackdown on fake pot and bath salts.
MattHelm
Jul 27, 2012 12:35 AM CDT
I disagree w/ Finkster.  This crap is pure shit & far more destructive than real weed which in alot of cases leads quickly to harsher drugs.  In my day the craziest stuff we did was sniff Rush & we never considered smoking Ajax or EZ Off.  I've tried everything short of shooting H (which I'll never do) and nothing has or ever will ring my bell like a properly performed set of barbell squats.  It might sound really geeky (square?) but its true.  I really wish I could go back to 1890 w/ my current comprehension of what true strength & health actually is.  Dr Kellog certainly knew despite the lies presented in The Road To Wellville.
 

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