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    Hey, Kids! Meth…and Comics!

    Stephen SchleicherBy 7 Comments1 Min Read

    If you are going to start peddling drugs in your local neighborhood, or even in a large metro region like, say Denver, Colorado, then you might want to take a tip from the recently busted Castro brothers, who figured out a way to hide large sums of money.

    The alleged meth king-pins were laundering their ill-gotten gains by buying and selling classic comic books. According to reports as many as 100 boxes of comic books were encased in plastic during the drug bust.

    Theoretically, the plan by the alleged drug dealers was a good one.  While the DEA and other law enforcement officials might be tracking gambling, prostitution, and small arms rings, no one would expect the Spanish Inquisition the local comic shop.  With demand for rare comics quite high, a quick cash exchange for the books would get someone a bunch of unmarked and clean bills pretty quickly.

    We’re not condoning using drugs kids, but I do have to give it to these two for figuring out a different way to launder their gains.

    via The Denver Post

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    Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...

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    7 Comments

    1. Navarre on

      Maybe such criminals should be tasked with resolving the national deficit as a part of their sentence?

    2. Stacy Baugher on

      According to reports as many as 100 boxes of comic books were encased in plastic during the drug bust.
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      Okay, here is my question: Where they just bagged and boarded or where these actually CGC or PGX graded books? To the average person, a bagging and boarding could constiture being encsed in plastic.

      Also, once they are done with being evidence, will they be auctioned off, like a car or house would be in a drug seizure, and if so, how can I get on the mailing list for that auction? ;-)

    3. Tecrogue on

      Stacy: Sadly with how drug law is, those issues may very well never see the light of day again.

      Sadly the story didn’t say anything about wither or not they found any issues of Devil Dinosaur #5 or not.

    4. ~wyntermute~ on

      Knowing the friggin cops, they’ll probably just “burn the evidence” when they’re done with it. Farenheit 454’d! :(

    5. Bruce on

      I too am very curious about the fate of those 100 boxes (long boxes?!?!?!) How many books is that? Hopefully they’ll sell at local auction. I could be there in 20 minutes!