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Drug caches found in Home Depot vanities
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/14/hom...ugs/index.html
(CNN) -- Large quan ies of drugs were found inside merchandise from at least two Home Depot stores in Massachusetts, and authorities are investigating, police said Wednesday.
A contractor late last week discovered two 50-pound "bricks" of marijuana wrapped in plastic bags inside a bathroom vanity he had purchased at a Home Depot store in Tewksbury, said Chief of Detectives Lt. Dennis Peterson.
The estimated street value of the marijuana is around $145,000, Peterson said.
Similar incidents have occurred in other parts of the state.
A plumber purchased a vanity in western Massachusetts on Monday in which he later found 3 kilograms of cocaine and around 40 pounds of marijuana, with a total estimated street value of $250,000, according to the Southwick Police Department.
Southwick Police Lt. David A. Ricardi said the item was purchased at "a local hardware store" but would not confirm it came from The Home Depot.
According to Peterson, a third individual discovered large quan ies of illegal drugs inside Home Depot merchandise.
Peterson would not provide the details of that incident but said it was part of the overall investigation and that Tewksbury police were working with their Southwick counterparts and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Tewksbury police and DEA officials conducted a search Tuesday of about 12 Home Depot stores statewide and found other bathroom vanities that contained drugs, Peterson said. He would not elaborate on how many drug caches were discovered in the search.
In each incident being investigated by Tewksbury Police, all of the merchandise boxes originated from a Texas location and were distributed through one Massachusetts warehouse, Peterson said.
"I'm sure the packages were being shipped to the distribution center and someone was supposed to intercept them," Peterson said. "So that person [who was supposed to intercept the packages] either wasn't on duty that day or the packages were marked wrong."
The Southwick and Tewksbury Police Departments both said The Home Depot was cooperating fully with their investigations, and no one employed by the company is a suspect at this time.
Both departments also said none of the customers who purchased the vanities that contained drugs are suspects.
In a written statement, The Home Depot said, "The company is cooperating with authorities as they investigate this matter, and we will support law enforcement in any way possible to help bring those responsible to justice."
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I always like to get the "free with purchase" promotions
I just can't believe these dumbasses turned it in.
on the other hadn... how many people bouth cabinets and vanitys from HomeDepot- got thier free weed and kept thier mouths shut?
see you guys later...I am heading to Home Depot...
There is an EXTREMELY good chance they came from Cardell here in SA...they sell a lot of stuff to Home Depot...In each incident being investigated by Tewksbury Police, all of the merchandise boxes originated from a Texas location and were distributed through one Massachusetts warehouse, Peterson said.
Wow, so you can get undo ented workers AND drugs there now? If they can start selling stolen firearms and hookers they'd have everything to make a house a home.
You just KNOW somebody got whacked for not picking up that shipment...
i was thinking the same thing. those are pretty big dollar amounts mentioned, someone has to answer for this. i imagine there are some very unhappy dealers and customers right now. i agree with obi that there are certainly others who found some stashes and decided to keep it instead. i know i would
I would turn it in. I wouldn't have any personal use for it. And not a clue how to go about selling it...and I'm sure as heck too old to start learning now. And...I wouldn't want to be caught with it in my possession.
dayum.... why that aint me? if i hit a lick, dont tell deebo.
Damn, and I've been shopping at Lowe's because it's closer to my house.
Damn right.see you guys later...I am heading to Home Depot...
somebody's putting use to the search feature
Last edited by Trainwreck2100; 07-12-2006 at 03:03 PM.
Sounds like a Home Depot marketing ruse to me.
Haha! That's a new one... "I just came back from..uhh...home depot."
drugs...$1million dollars
loss in merchandise...$17,5374.17 dollars
hundreds of feinds purchasing in bulk that they dont need, and will never use, on top of endless promotion, and renewed visability coupled with an absoloute liquidation of worthless stock at regular rates??...priceless!
some things in life are free...
for everything else...bah! you get the idea!
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