2010-08-19 -Lurid Crime Tales-
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New Twists In War On Drugs
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Tempe police Wednesday announced the conclusion of a major heroin operation that broke new ground in the way evidence was seized and revealed startling information about how prescription drug addicts are increasingly turning to heroin.
The end result of the seven-month Operation Dark Carnival, Tempe's third such bust this year, was the arrest of 40 people, including 15 suspected heroin dealers from 10 different trafficking organizations, several of which are directly tied to Mexico.
The operation got the "carnival" name from the tiny balloons that drug dealers are using to stash one-fourth grams of heroin. They hide them in their cheeks. When police came around, suspects routinely swallow them.
Seven months ago, police began obtaining search warrants and started pumping suspected dealers' stomachs or giving them laxatives to obtain the drug evidence. "It was a most unpleasant aspect for most of our drug dealers."
... and for the people who had to root through the end product to extract the evidence...
The investigation got its start from a series of burglaries. Police found that an "overwhelming majority" of the burglary suspects, mostly ages 19 to 25, were committing the crimes to support a heroin habit.
This led to a new investigation in heroin dealing, which is skyrocketing in Arizona and across the country. In Arizona since 2007, heroin seizures have soared by more than 50 percent. Much of the drug flooding Arizona is Mexico's black tar heroin.
This ties in with a new trend of Oxycontin addicts switching to heroin, which is about half the price. While 400 milligrams of Oxycontin, which contains opiates, can cost up to $350 day for an addict, 2 grams of heroin costs about $170, Hale said.
Also, the DEA has put at least two area Oxycontin-dealing Medical Doctors out of business, which resulted in dozens of desperate Oxycontin junkies going cold turkey at once.
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