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