Bust in Oklahoma of 22yr old "making 16k/month." Confirmed bitcoin related. Good bits of info in article.

http://www.11alive.com/mb/news/local/22-year-old-made-16kmonth-after-shipping-pot-through-usps/100506739

Edit: Bust located in Arkansas, not Oklahoma. Let's focus on whats important here guys, my don'tgiveafucks attitude towards the West South Central US.

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22-year-old made $16K/month after shipping pot through USPSTHV11 Staff , WXIA55 minutes agoFacebookTwitterLinkedIn

Christian Olson, 22 (Photo: CCSO)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- A 22-year-old Arkansas man is accused of using the United States Postal Service to receive high-grade marijuana from California. 

According to the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office, Christian Olson spent $5,800 each week using the digital encrypted currency Bitcoin to have marijuana shipped via the USPS, with a return address of a vacant house in California.

Olson, deputies added, had a return of more than $16,000 per month.  It is said to be unclear at this time how long this went on, as they have no way of tracking the purchases made through Bitcoin.  The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office is working with USPS to determine how many packages may have been delivered.  

Olson, of Heber Springs, was arrested on March 17 and is facing both state and federal charges. The investigation is ongoing.

THV11's Winnie Wright is working to gather more details on this story. Stay with THV11 and thv11.com for updates


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[15 Points] lordredvampire:

as they have no way of tracking the purchases made through Bitcoin.

I guess person used digital OPSEC properly. I still wonder how he get caught; I think either the package got profiled or piss-poor stealth technique.

Questions regarding this incident:

1) How did the LE/FBI knew the person was using Bitcoin? Either he didn't encrypt his laptop/PC or didn't use Tails OS (or maybe dind't have enough time to pull out the USB stick - doubtful tho.

2) Did his parents caught him doing it and informed the police? Maybe found evidence because of cash, or left his computer on without locking it?

3) Maybe LE/FBI was profiling his package?

4) Did the vendor use proper OPSEC for shipping logistic?

So many questions, so many variables at play. Is anyone on this? Got someone on the inside to find out why?


[5 Points] None:

BTW.....Little Rock is not in Oklahoma.....Arkansas!!!!!!


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[3 Points] None:

TIL that little Rock moved to Oklahoma


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[2 Points] None:

The fuck is up with all the pictures on that site?


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[1 Points] ranger49:

damn, LEO stay banging on these young hoppers. Seems like most of them are always 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 ish. Low-hanging fruit and all that.

Guess this is a lesson in shaking up your return addresses and having them go to viable businesses and residences. Return addresses to vacant house is a red flag. Dude went in way too late. Hopefully he didnt have any guns on him and can get a good lawyer to get his pled down as long as his record checks out.


[1 Points] None:

5800 for a 16k return? That's kinda shitty for the amount of work he probably had to put in


[1 Points] speedfleek:

I'm pretty sure Arkansas is in Oklahoma........so its like the same thing.


[-3 Points] cruelers:

Selling marijuana is illegal. He should go to jail for a long time. Think of the children!

IMO if you are going to sell drugs for a living you should go big or give it up. If I was going to do it, which I'm not, my goal would be at least 20-30k in margins per week. I'm too much of a chicken shit to do that. If you re putting yourself in jeopardy, it should at be worth the risk.