[lapoker17]

i have a friend - not a close one - just some dude ive hung out with who ordered pain pills online - something you shouldn't be able to get - probably oxy. anyway, he got it shipped to his office, and when it arrived it had some wires and a box wrapped around it - kind of like the anti theft devices they put on dvd box sets at best buy.

he didnt know what it was, but he cut the wire to get to his drugs. 5 seconds later dea agents descended on his office. they had determined that there was black tar heroin in the box - i believe it was shipped from turkey.

anyway - he went to jail etc while it all got sorted out. after testing the substance it was determined to be some total bunk - like essentially the chemical makeup of cough syrup.

dude wound up still facing charges - dont remember what they were, but i believe he plead down to something that was still a felony becuase it screwed up his professional life bigtime - he is involved in securities and to this day the company he works for has to keep him in a relatively insignificant position so they dont have to disclose his felony in filings and materials.

be careful.