Affidavit details Sherry Johnston drug bust (drug sales while Palin ran for VP)

[rainbow4321]

http://frontiersman.com/articles/2008/12/23/breaking_news/doc49515f418e93b054361850.txt


An affidavit filed in court Monday in the case against Sherry Johnston says investigators were watching her drug sales at about the same time her son’s fiancee’s mother was running for vice president.

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In a message sent to one informant on October 1, more than a month after Palin was chosen for the VP spot, Johnston writes, “Hey, my phones are tapped and reporters and god knows who else is always following me and the family so no privacy. I will let u no when I can go for cof.” Anthony explains that Gov. Palin had a Secret Service detail “and was under their surveillance and care.”


According to the affidavit, the case started in the second week of September when drug investigators intercepted a package containing 179 Oxycontin pills. Investigators allowed the 80-milligram pills to be delivered as addressed in what they call a “controlled delivery.” After the box was opened, investigators entered the home and arrested two suspects. The suspects in turn agreed to cooperate with investigators, saying they would be willing to make Oxycontin purchase from Johnston.


According to the affidavit, 10 days after Johnston texted to say there wasn’t enough privacy for a drug sale, she texted again to say they could meet at Target in 30 minutes. Investigators provided the informant with $800 and the informant made a purchase, meeting investigators later with 10 pills of 80-milligram Oxycontin.

[TomInTib]

1. $80 a pop?

That sure seems steep.

Maybe it's an Alaskan thing.

[lapfog_1]

2. Informant was given $800, returned with 10 pills.

Maybe some amount didn't go into buying the pills.

Or maybe some pills got misplaced.

[TomInTib]

3. I didn't think about that.

Any experiences I have had regarding cops and informants have definitely been on the wrong end of the deal.

[rainbow4321]

4. Perhaps...but I would think every pill would have to be accounted for

if there was a police controlled drug sting happening. Would the cops be Ok with the informants coming back and saying that they "lost" a pill or two of Oxycontin along the way?

[Jackpine Radical]

5. Maybe the oxy made it to the cops but not to the evidence locker.

A cop's gotta supplement those thin wages somehow, ya know.

[ConcernedCanuk]

6. ummm - note - 80mg. oxy makes 16 percs

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and a regular perc can go for well over 15 on the street

"What’s the difference between Percocet and OxyContin?

Both Percocet and OxyContin relieve pain, but while Percocet gives relief for about five hours, the effects of OxyContin last for about 12 hours.

Percocet contains five milligrams of oxycodone, which is all released when the pill is taken. Percocet also contains acetaminophen (the drug in Tylenol), which makes people sick if they take a lot of it.

OxyContin doesn’t contain acetaminophen. It is pure oxycodone in amounts much larger than in Percocet. In Canada, OxyContin pills come with 10, 20, 40 or 80 mg of oxycodone. Just one OxyContin pill can have the same amount of oxycodone as 16 Percocet pills.

[rainbow4321]

7. What's interesting is the comments in the article about the SS coverage

So she was allegedly running drug deals while under SS surveillance??
What. An. Idiot.


"The next date mentioned in the affidavit is Dec. 2, at which point Anthony wrote, she knew that “Governor Palin was unsuccessful in her campaign for Vice President and that Sherry Johnston is no longer under the protection or surveillance of the Secret Service.”


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Funny how the new details end up in only the local Wasilla paper and not the Anchorage Daily News site or the M$M...least nothing online.