FBI May Investigate High Ranking State Officials Alleged Drug Trafficking.

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There is an old saying that says everyone has skeletons in their closet. It appears Kanawha County WV Commission President Kent Carper’s may be starting to talk. According to new allegations, sometime in late November of 1986 while Carper was Charleston’s police chief, he not only fabricated drug related statistics, he also was instrumental in the introduction of crack cocaine onto that cities streets.

Sound totally bizarre?? Authorities thought so until court documents, witness testimony and other records from 1987 appear to corroborate the accusations. Now, some officials are reportedly running for cover as this scandal comes to light.

Why did this happen?? Carper allegedly needed the arrest and conviction of an actual crack cocaine dealer in order to receive federal funding being offered to cities fighting the new found drug epidemic. In a Sept. 5th, 1986 newspaper article, Carper told the local newspaper his officers had yet to find crack cocaine anywhere in Charleston or WV. So, he allegedly did the next best thing and had a drug dealer imported in. Shortly thereafter, presto, a crack cocaine problem. In the end, Carper received his federal funds.

New details show that long time drug dealer Darrell L. Paige of Jacksonville Florida actually made the 1200-mile round trip journey and met with WV undercover officers posing as drug dealers. Paige sold them a $300 sample of the drug with a promise to return with larger supplies for street sales. That sample tested positive as crack according to then Charleston officer Steve Utt, who now works for the DEA.

When Jacksonville Florida DEA agents Jerry Rinehart & John Burns learned of the details behind the police chiefs plot, they quickly shut the operation down. Rinehart, then resident agent in charge of the Florida office immediately called WV authorities and allegedly stated “this will never occur while I am alive.” And, “why would anyone introduce a drug to a city that did not have the problem?” Darrell Paige was later arrested in February of 1987 by Florida authorities for conspiracy to traffic cocaine in relation to the WV case. He received three years in prison. That docket number is 8702767 – Duval County FL.

What officials had not anticipated was Darrell Paige’s associates found out that Charleston WV was “crack free” so they made the trip north and covertly set up a drug network selling their crack cocaine on city streets. Carper resigned as chief in November 1987, just two days after his long-time friend and former Charleston mayor Mike Roark pled guilty to cocaine possession.

Carper, who also is an attorney, former prosecutor and emergency director, is said to have ambitions to be either Governor or run for the U.S. Senate.

The FBI has not commented on the request for them to investigate.

For more information & links go to: http://www.kanawhacountyblog.blogspot.com /

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1. If Carper found Paige and the DEA in Paige's hometown were so diligent

why had they not already found Paige?

If this is true for one city, how many others (cities and towns).

Carper wants to move on up for bigger positions?

Maybe he'll settle for a spot in the Bush WH - coordinator of taxpayer money manipulation and theft.

Was there a low broken for what he attempted?

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3. Darrell L. Paige

Paige was allowed to make the trip to WV escorted by a undercover people. He was arrested in Jacksonville FL 3 months later when the DEA put a stop to the operation.

He has since been arrested 11 times. He is now incarcerated on new crack charges.

Id hope there is a lawthat Carper broke.... in my mind he trafficked in drugs, corruption, right on up the ladder. All under "color of law"

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4. Escorted by undercover people - meaning Carper's people, not DEA Jax, right?

I don't think I'm getting it - who are all the other players working for and isn't there guilt there?

I thought the implications was that Carper had some people find a dealer. Undercover means working for some government agency? Sorry I'm slow, here.

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5. Your Not Slow At All

Im not real good on explaining....

Darrell Paige (drug dealer) never heard of Charelston WV. Carpers people went to Jacksonville FL, found Mr Paige selling crack and told him they had an opportunity for him. Come to WV where there is no crack cocaine and set up shop. Paige did not know they were cops. Paige would never have had a reason to go to Charleston.

CARPER WAS ACTUALLY INTRODUCING CRACK COCAINE TO A CITY THAT DID NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM, JUST TO GET BETTER ARREST STATS AND TO GET FEDERAL FUNDS TO HELP KEEP HIS DRUG UNIT AFLOAT.

When the Jacksonville DEA figured it all out they shut down Carpers plot and arrested Darrell Paige (dealer) there in Jacksonville.

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2. War on Drugs is more about the battle for funds

'War on Drugs' looking more like proto-type for 'War on Terra' all the time. Just a shell game for stealing funds.

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6. getting close

Thanks for trying, but