Christopher Moraff

Guerrilla Journalist. DISPATCHES at @filtermag_org co-host @narcocast; curator - Embedded: Front Lines of #DrugWar. Unfiltered.

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

My latest @Narcocast - a conversation with @vicenews editor @keegan_hamilton on El Chapo's rise from rags to riches, and the legacy of one of the world's most powerful drug trafficking organizations.. https://t.co/I9nYSA9Iqw

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

#DreamTeam

Too bad Philly shuts down on 2 inches of snow. Was really looking forward to participating in the @PennLaw conference "Addicted to the War on Drugs". Reschedule ?

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

Check out this SCMP story from 2014 i came across researching triad activity in Canadian synthetic markets for @thedailybeast- re: alleged pact w/Sinaloa https://t.co/FsXgDqSlEY

[Keegan Hamilton @keegan_hamilton]

This piece by @mexicoreporter adds a new wrinkle to the fentanyl story: Sinaloa cartel cooks are apparently importing precursor chemicals from Germany in addition to China. I'd heard a rumor about this but was never able to confirm.

https://t.co/9phIN3CM5p

[Keegan Hamilton @keegan_hamilton]

The final post-trial episode of our podcast is coming very soon. It will include details on what it was like inside the courtroom and in El Chapo's hometown when the guilty verdict was read. Stay tuned @vicenews…

[Keegan Hamilton @keegan_hamilton]

Episode 5 of our @vicenews Chapo podcast also includes interviews with poppy farmers who describe how fentanyl has upended Sinaloa's narco economy

https://t.co/DPwcJCmAjc

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

@dawudalamriki Instead users are clustering more at the "top end" where dope adulterated with synthetic cannabinoids sickened hundreds this summer :/

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

Kensington on edge. All over, drug scramble. 3 new samples released this morning all East of the Ave. all three (prolly the same work/owner) gone by mid-day. Here, A drive down Frankford ave and Emerald st (both former user encampments); now home to pop up drug sets.

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

@dawudalamriki Its insane. Heard about a new "phone only/referral") set that sells fentanyl in a new type of packaging- so far east of Kenzo ave it may as well be in the river. If we arw lucky this crackdown will push the market back to west kenzo where once established sets existed for years

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

@jeff_deeney @DavidSFink @maiasz @coreysdavis @setmoreoff @madras_bertha Funny i was just talking to an "old head" ( which basically means anything older than 30 on these streets lol) and dors & 4s came up. I said u can always tell how long someones been in the game if they remember 'sets, set ups, cakes&syrup' . we called em dors&4s

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

@jeff_deeney @DavidSFink @maiasz @coreysdavis @setmoreoff @madras_bertha $1 a milligram on the street; same via delivery (the real deal, script version)

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

This. Is. Awesome.

[Atlantic Center for Capital Representation @Atlantic_Ctr]

An inmate in #Pennsylvania sketches his fellow inmates to create a powerful visual of #massincarceration. These are amazing. #prisonlife #artincriminaljustice
https://t.co/INiVr6koFx

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

@keegan_hamilton @ZachWritesStuff @filth_filler @Narcocast Could have talked all day Keegan! Thanks

[Keegan Hamilton @keegan_hamilton]

Had a great convo w/ @cmoraff about how El Chapo the Sinaloa cartel are supplying most of the fentanyl consumed in the US.

Take a listen and follow @ZachWritesStuff @filth_filler and the @Narcocast crew for more smart, nuanced coverage of the drug trade: https://t.co/QE25x290x7

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

Thanks Bart. My verfied Twitter was recently taken over, credentials changed; required an attorney to regain control. As a precaution i have deactivated that proton account and will create a new one, given the long blacklist that included critical accounts. Still Love the product

[Bart Butler @BartCButler]

@cmoraff @ProtonMailHelp VPN is available to everyone regardless of whether they use it. Re: the blacklist, it could have been either a client bug or a mis-swipe on mobile (I've found things in my spam blacklist due to that). In any case I doubt it is evidence of compromise.

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

Its true that users mostly seek out fentanyl now in North Philly rather than look to avoid it. Yesterday an individual lamented that it was so hard to cop he had to settle for a stamp purpoted to be heroin & it barely fixed him. True or not, thats the perception

[Beth McInerney @bethmcinerney]

@cmoraff @Narcocast @vicenews @keegan_hamilton Great episode as usual @cmoraff @Narcocast ! Now binge listening @keegan_hamilton Chapo @vicenews podcast 😉 Really well done!

[everyday I ride the bus @maggie_loesch]

Check out today’s @PhillyInquirer for important words and images from @kensingtonvoice 🌇🗣

[PhillyHomicideReports @PhillyHomicides]

It’s been a violent past 24 hours throughout Philadelphia with at least 2 dead and 2 injured

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

@BartCButler @ProtonMailHelp Thanks. There is some backstory I’ve left out but as a journalist who Cover is sensitive topics you never can be too careful

[Christopher Moraff @cmoraff]

.@ProtonMailHelp I believe my account has been compromised. I did not set up these filters or this VPN . Please DM ASAP

[⬡:: troy/farah @filth_filler]

@cmoraff lol on a list somewhere i have a pitch idea to write about animals that like to get high such as jaguars with banisteriopsis caapi or capuchin monkeys with millipedes