British Man Arrested in Kampot for Drug Traffic

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he was busted at 10 am. I guess someone ratted on him....?
John Bingham wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:36 pm Some of them are muggers, extortionists and murderers, and I'm just talking about the staff.
that just might be the funniest line on this forum!

There are so many dealers here though. We all must be careful with what we post here but with the amount of dealers there are a small number of busts.
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angkorjohn2 wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:39 pm
jaynewcastle wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:26 am How long a prison sentence would you expect him to get I wonder ?
Doc67 wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:33 am I don't know but I would think it's on the ugly side of 5 years, maybe up to 10.
It all depends on how MDMA is viewed but the Belgian guy got life for 1kg of Cocaine som 260gram of MDMA could be a lengthy one.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/14904 ... o-cambodia

I wonder what the street value is? A gram goes for how much ? $100?
It was 3,500 baht on the Thai islands 5 or 6 years ago, so $100 is definitely in the right area.
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The invulnerability of youth, JB, powered by ego and testosterone.

This stuff came along long after my experimental "let's tryout everything on the smorgasboard" days. It would probabky have been one of the once-only ones anyway, i never yet liked one synthetic chemical drug i ever met.

I know E can be bought cheaply in bulk in Europe, and i guess the party crew here will pay the same as anywhere else - ie, whatever it takes.
But does anyonee have a more accurate idea of the economics of this ^^^ kind of smuggling scam??

nb, 'just saw the post above - what about at the other end?
How much do you pay for 250gm in Eu?
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SternAAlbifrons wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 2:05 am The invulnerability of youth, JB, powered by ego and testosterone.

This stuff came along long after my experimental "let's tryout everything on the smorgasboard" days. It would probabky have been one of the once-only ones anyway, i never yet liked one synthetic chemical drug i ever met.

I know E can be bought cheaply in bulk in Europe, and i guess the party crew here will pay the same as anywhere else - ie, whatever it takes.
But does anyonee have a more accurate idea of the economics of this ^^^ kind of smuggling scam??

nb, 'just saw the post above - what about at the other end?
How much do you pay for 250gm in Eu?
There is nothing in the article that suggests these narcotics were brought from Europe. They are most likely from a lab in Yunan or Shan State.
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Yuk!
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(i thought E was grown in greenhouses in Amsrterdam?? or something like that. 'obviously not Tuned In anymore)
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This was the cover of the first Phnom Penh Post I remember buying.
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SternAAlbifrons wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 2:05 am The invulnerability of youth, JB, powered by ego and testosterone.

This stuff came along long after my experimental "let's tryout everything on the smorgasboard" days. It would probabky have been one of the once-only ones anyway, i never yet liked one synthetic chemical drug i ever met.

I know E can be bought cheaply in bulk in Europe, and i guess the party crew here will pay the same as anywhere else - ie, whatever it takes.
But does anyonee have a more accurate idea of the economics of this ^^^ kind of smuggling scam??

nb, 'just saw the post above - what about at the other end?
How much do you pay for 250gm in Eu?
3 years ago, mdma was around 15 quid a gram back in south england
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Soriya wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 3:59 am
SternAAlbifrons wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 2:05 am The invulnerability of youth, JB, powered by ego and testosterone.

This stuff came along long after my experimental "let's tryout everything on the smorgasboard" days. It would probabky have been one of the once-only ones anyway, i never yet liked one synthetic chemical drug i ever met.

I know E can be bought cheaply in bulk in Europe, and i guess the party crew here will pay the same as anywhere else - ie, whatever it takes.
But does anyonee have a more accurate idea of the economics of this ^^^ kind of smuggling scam??

nb, 'just saw the post above - what about at the other end?
How much do you pay for 250gm in Eu?
3 years ago, mdma was around 15 quid a gram back in south england
About the same in Amsterdam. €20 a gram back in 2016.
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My, we do have some well-informed members here, don't we.
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Username Taken wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 4:58 am My, we do have some well-informed members here, don't we.
And your point is??
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