News (Media Awareness Project) - US NY: 'Toon In, Turn On, Get Sent To Jail |
Title: | US NY: 'Toon In, Turn On, Get Sent To Jail |
Published On: | 2005-12-08 |
Source: | New York Daily News (NY) |
Fetched On: | 2008-08-19 02:59:24 |
'TOON IN, TURN ON, GET SENT TO JAIL
A marijuana delivery service dubbed the "Cartoon Network" brought
high-grade pot to the doorsteps of thousands of clients, including
sports stars and celebrities, the feds said yesterday.
A dozen members of the ring, including reputed leader [Name
redacted], of Queens, have been rounded up in the past month on
money-laundering and drug conspiracy charges, authorities said.
Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration identified 50,000
phone numbers of customers who placed orders at a call center, using
the password "cartoon," and then waited for dealers to show up with
their Canadian-grown weed.
"We go to MTV, we know comedians, we know celebrities, so you might
meet a rapper, a singer; you know MTV - we go to a lot of people,"
accused dispatcher [Name redacted] told a courier in a conversation
intercepted by the feds.
Sources said a former professional baseball player from the New York
area, whose name was not released, is suspected of being a past
client. Other famous customers were not named.
[Name redacted] also owned a company that made plastic vials in which
the marijuana was packed. Recent samples bore a character resembling
McDonald's Hamburglar, offering the yuletide greeting, "Happy
Holidays from Your Friends at Cartoon."
A marijuana delivery service dubbed the "Cartoon Network" brought
high-grade pot to the doorsteps of thousands of clients, including
sports stars and celebrities, the feds said yesterday.
A dozen members of the ring, including reputed leader [Name
redacted], of Queens, have been rounded up in the past month on
money-laundering and drug conspiracy charges, authorities said.
Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration identified 50,000
phone numbers of customers who placed orders at a call center, using
the password "cartoon," and then waited for dealers to show up with
their Canadian-grown weed.
"We go to MTV, we know comedians, we know celebrities, so you might
meet a rapper, a singer; you know MTV - we go to a lot of people,"
accused dispatcher [Name redacted] told a courier in a conversation
intercepted by the feds.
Sources said a former professional baseball player from the New York
area, whose name was not released, is suspected of being a past
client. Other famous customers were not named.
[Name redacted] also owned a company that made plastic vials in which
the marijuana was packed. Recent samples bore a character resembling
McDonald's Hamburglar, offering the yuletide greeting, "Happy
Holidays from Your Friends at Cartoon."
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