Story Behind Largest Ecstasy Seizure in History
[15 Points] sdfhgdhjbdafcadv:
[6 Points] thefuckyoudoing:
They got seriously fucked by the Australian feds bugging all their phones, their houses, and even a picnic table they were meeting at in a park. Was surprised at how their opsec was both amazing in some ways and terribly shitty in other ways.
Really enjoyed the part about the mafia boss texting a journalist:
On September 19, 2007, several weeks after the 4.4 tonne ecstasy shipment was seized, Barbaro sent a text to the Melbourne journalist.
It said: “Mate, I have info on a drug shipment gone wrong, will u chase it up as I’m afraid to tell police of fear they might be involved. The container number is medu 1250218 and it came in on the ship monica 2 months ago and it is 15 million ecstasy tabs in tomato tins. Why isn’t it out, it’s the biggest in history.”
[3 Points] reubadoob:
Surprised there's not an Australian film about this.
[2 Points] hog_master:
The Australian Crime Commission puts the going rate for a single hit of ice (0.1 gram) on the streets of Melbourne at $100.
....Ok
[1 Points] None:
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[1 Points] birbirian:
set up from day 1
[1 Points] Venomizer1950:
Fucking crazy shit.
[1 Points] jimmyrocketyo:
Quite captivating, I don't know what kept me reading it, the plotline, or the sheer shitness of the writing.
I'm sure there's an interesting story behind this but my God, this article is so terribly written it made my head hurt.