UPS employees allegedly ran massive drug shipment operation, evading authorities for a decade

[Jones]

TUCSON — A group of United Parcel Service employees allegedly helped to import and traffic massive amounts of drugs and counterfeit vaping oils from Mexico during the past decade, part of a scheme that exploited a vulnerability in the company’s distribution system, according to police.

The lucrative operation at times involved moving thousands of pounds of marijuana and narcotics each week from narco-traffickers into the United States to destinations across the country, using standard cardboard boxes that were carefully routed through the private mail carrier’s trucking and delivery systems, authorities said. The cash the operation generated was used to buy opulent homes, vacations, properties and luxury vehicles, detectives said.

Four UPS employees have been charged with drug trafficking in state court, and court records show that at least 11 people — including two UPS supervisors and drivers — have been arrested in the past two weeks on a slew of state charges stemming from the decade-long investigation by a task force of local, state and federal law enforcement.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...f432e8-10cb-11ea-bf62-eadd5d11f559_story.html

 

[Old Man Jingles]

TUCSON — A group of United Parcel Service employees allegedly helped to import and traffic massive amounts of drugs and counterfeit vaping oils from Mexico during the past decade, part of a scheme that exploited a vulnerability in the company’s distribution system, according to police.

The lucrative operation at times involved moving thousands of pounds of marijuana and narcotics each week from narco-traffickers into the United States to destinations across the country, using standard cardboard boxes that were carefully routed through the private mail carrier’s trucking and delivery systems, authorities said. The cash the operation generated was used to buy opulent homes, vacations, properties and luxury vehicles, detectives said.

Four UPS employees have been charged with drug trafficking in state court, and court records show that at least 11 people — including two UPS supervisors and drivers — have been arrested in the past two weeks on a slew of state charges stemming from the decade-long investigation by a task force of local, state and federal law enforcement.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...f432e8-10cb-11ea-bf62-eadd5d11f559_story.html

Sorry you got busted ... that really sucks!
Keep us up to date on your trial!
Love ya Man!

 

[oldngray]

Lucky for them it wasn't bootleg cigarettes.

 

[rod]

Sounds like management and hourly got along really good in Tucson

 

[Yeet]

Damn. Looks like I gotta find another dealer.

 

[Faceplanted]

So.... the police got nothing really, and are arresting diff people daily who may have only heard possible happenings hoping they will snitch.

Typical.

I bet there is only 1/2 convictions out of this.

 

[govols019]

It took a 10 year investigation?

 

[burrheadd]

It took a 10 year investigation?

the article say’s ups wouldn’t cooperate until recently

imagine that

 

[Returntosender]

UPS employees ran drug trafficking ring for a decade, authorities say

UPS staff level security management is involved to deny access to facilities as part of drug investigation.

 

[Returntosender]

the article say’s ups wouldn’t cooperate until recently

imagine that

Security controls the guards action. Security was on the take. Right now the DHS needs to get their hands on standard operating procedures manuals for entering UPS facilities. Then they compare their video evidence of guard shack entrance procedures to what is on paper

 

[Returntosender]

Sounds like management and hourly got along really good in Tucson

5 years ago 20 air operation flights a day just Amazon volume. They got along really well sending non paid 1 day air envelopes back in day

 

[MECH-lift]

the article say’s ups wouldn’t cooperate until recently

imagine that

they probably thought they wanted reimbursed for late air ..

 

[MECH-lift]

 

[BSWALKS]

the article say’s ups wouldn’t cooperate until recently

imagine that

 

[eats packages]

I honestly don't know how they are going to convict the drivers "It's all just cardboard to me!" Regardless of whether or not they knew what was going on.

These are vape pens, they are odorless, not the drug itself.
In addition: The police themselves could have planted the vape pens and are using the transportation as "evidence" which should get thrown out but in today's ed up police state it might actually be admissible.

 

[silverbullet2893]

Went to Walmart to get a new tv. Never again.

 

[Wilson1397]

I’d use those poop boxes to ship drugs. Who the hell would want to open them to check?

 

[eats packages]

What was this "simple method" that allowed the dispatcher to hide the shipping source and destination I wonder.

 

[UnconTROLLed]

10 year investigation because they wanted to make sure they can convict people

 

[take your time]

Here are the two supervisors who ran the operation.......