Dawn raids mark crash of online designer drugs trade

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Trail of electronic data from US websites leads to convictions for Britons buying psychedelic drugs on net (http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,2763,1492457,00.html)

Police have arrested and prosecuted more than 22 British customers of websites selling class A designer drugs online after a trail of electronic evidence from busted websites in the US led police to addresses across the UK.


The psychedelics drugs, known euphemistically as "research chemicals", have been sold for several years openly on the internet from websites based in the US. The US drug enforcement administration shut down the sites and arrested the owners last year after two deaths, and several cases of people needing hospital treatment in the US, were linked to the use of chemicals bought online. [continued (http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,2763,1492457,00.html)]

I'd always wondered if I was going to hear about something concerning legalhighs.org. You'd think after the guy from AmericanChemicalSupply.com took his dive that people would lay off. Life in prison? No, thanks. I'll stick to a Doctor's prescription, any day.

[Peripat]

Big brother is indeed watching. *Sigh*

[Paregoric Kid]

I hate the bullshit government babysitting agencies with guns. maybe chemical suppliers should arm themselves and defend their right to trade drugs, they are going to be in a prison the rest of their lives anyways when the pigs come. recently a really good dxm supplier, chemical api, was taken down by the fda because some retards overdosed. if someone goes and buys a gun and blows their head off it would make no sense to send government thugs in to shut down the guy who sold the gun; it would be the idiot who shot himself's fault for harming himself not the guy who sold it to him, this same logic applies to drugs or anything that can potentially cause harm. but reason is not something the government uses. "Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." -PJ O'Rourke
the fda is contacting people who bought from chemical api, if they contact you don't bother telling them anything it will only add to their case against someone who is innocent. you don't see them arresting cvs employees when someone ODs on the dxm they sold them, why should this guy be treated differently?
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If you are a recipient of this e-mail you have been identified as a
customer of www.chemicalapi (http://www.chemicalapi/). Chemical API is currently under
investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of
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Dextromethorphan sold by Chemical API has been associated with five
deaths throughout the United States. You are strongly cautioned not
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Additional information about the dangers of Dextromethorphan use and
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FDA WARNS AGAINST ABUSE OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN (DXM)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned about the
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address this serious issue and warn the public of potential harm,
after five recently reported deaths of teenagers that may be
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liquid, liquid gelatin capsule, lozenge, and tablet forms. When
ingested at recommended dosage levels, DXM is generally a safe and
effective cough suppressant.

Additional information about the dangers of Dextromethorphan use
and abuse can be found at the following SAMHSA National Clearinghouse
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<http://www.family.samhsa.gov/get/otcdrugs.aspx>