Fresh from the rumor mill: Drug bust at LIC’s 1063 Jackson Condos this wkend

Seems like there’s some ‘sweetleaf’ at another location besides the coffee shop.

Wokka wokka.

It’s not a rental building, it’s a condo.

I think the pot should be distributed to locals. We so often miss out on our fair share.

Is this true? I wonder if it was such large bust ~ why there wasn’t any news on it.

I live in Ten63 and can confirm that this is true.

$500k and 500lbs of marijuana was seized from a penthouse.

The apartment was leased directly from the developer under another person’s name.

The raid was conducted by the US Marshals Service so likely this is a multi-state operation and we won’t hear anything about it until their ongoing investigation is complete.

10, correct. It’s a problem not widely discussed. I ‘m not sure background checks are run the way an individual owner of a smaller rental might. I personally think pot should be legal but I would still be concerned with anyone doing $1/2M cash business out of their apartment living near me.

This is a bit of a strech to make this into a case of developer greed. I doubt the rental application had drug dealer as occupation. #11, how do smaller rentals run their background checks? Do they contact the FBI, CIA and Interpol?

As far as we were told, the person whose name was on the lease passed a criminal background check.

#12 Not them.

Are you guys really judging a couple you just see walking on the street? You people are crazy!

Are you guys saying that Paris Hilton lives in your building? I hope not or else I will have to move out of LIC. :)

13, 14 – background checks are routine today in the rental & job markets. The small cost can be worth avoiding potential grief. No, you cannot rely on it to accurately tell you if a person is ‘clean’ but if you do find a clear flag it certainly can tell you to stay away. A clear flag for example would be someone who has skipped out on two landlords.

I don’t know that it has anything to do with this as pot dealers would likely have fairly clean records. My concern would be who is coming to pick up such large amounts of either cash or herb.

+1

Agree #22, it would stop the drug wars in mexico which are spilling into our street, saving billions on catching and prosecution, generate taxes (tax the hell out of it like cigarettes), reduce crime by taking it out of the seedy criminal world, and probably create jobs. Ifanywon wants to waste their life away smoking pot, I say let them. Its no different than the whino on the street corner. Its such a contracdiction. Alcohol and tabbaco are legal and have the same if not worse effects.

Much like the wars in Iraq and Afganistan the war against drugs can not be won/ We should be pulling our troops out of that war as well.

Probably nothing now that the local dealer is outta da piktcha.

answer to #12
I find it amusing that in this day and age people still resort to such ignorance as to judge others by their attire. Most of the world is moving towards a more meaningful way of life but some are still stuck in their predjudices.

Would 32 and 33 please relax? It was immediately clarified that Mr. Baggy Pants and Miss Chihuahua had nothing at all to do with the drug bust. The subsequent posts just had a little fun on their behalf.

Sorry, if you’re still slouching around with pants around your ass or have a fondness for twitching tiny rat-like dogs, you are fair game for a little ridicule.

That’s all it is.

watch this thread get censored, too like the one about the Lounge 47 guy…people are just too sensitive.

Word!

I live in the building too. I think I see Ms. Chihuahua girl and Baggy Pants Man all the time at Riviera’s on Steinway st. I believe she dances there and he goes and waits for her. He’s always there and I see them fighting all the time.

#16, you’re so right, there such hideous dressers.

Give it a rest already! If they were involved in any illegal activity, they’d be behind bars. They’re obviously not so drop it. It’s obviously someone else becasue someone was arrested. The young couple pay a mortgage or rent here like the rest of us and therefore have the right to live here as the rest of us whether or not you like their style. Get over it! From the people I’ve seen around here looking like a bunch of greasy bums, you have no business criticizing the. People took a simple description of someone’s clothing out of context. Nobody here knows their name so they were described by the way they dress and pets they own. While it may be natural to be suspicious of others, it’s not necessary to demonize people who’ve nothing wrong.

Back to the drug bust

does anyone living in the buildign know whether the tenants occupying the penthouse have been evicted or are going to be evicted from 1063 Jackson? It must be a bit of a concern for the other residents to know that all sorts of people could be going in and out of the building for purposes of acquiring drugs?