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[Frequency]

Research Chemical Websites
A Tryp Back in Time

This morning, as many of you may do, I was brushing up on my drug legislation history and happened across Operation Web Tryp. This operation was executed by the DEA on July 21st 2004 resulting in the imprisonment of dozens of people involved in selling research chemicals on the internet. I've known about it for quite some time and was reading over the details once again when I had an epiphany. I had the idea to use The WayBack Machine from web.archive.org to visit these RC websites of yesteryear! Click a link to visit the past...

Archived RC Websites:
Pondman.nu
RACResearch.com
DuncanLabProducts.com
AmericanChemicalSupply.com
OmegaFineChemicals.com

Abstract from the DEA News Release July 22nd 2004:

This operation resulted in the following website operators arrests on July 21, 2004:

• WWW.RACRESEARCH.COM and WWW.DUNCANLABPRODUCTS.COM
  April Curtis and Doug Thompson, website operators of WWW.RACRESEARCH.COM, were arrested yesterday, July 21, in Arizona and Georgia, respectively. The arrests are based on charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substance analogues out of the Southern District of New York. WWW.RACRESEARCH.COM has so far been linked to non-fatal overdoses of two college students. This investigation by DEA New York and the New York Police Department also uncovered the illegal distribution of designer drugs on WWW.DUNCANLABPRODUCTS.COM . This site was operated by Raymond Duncan and supplied by April Curtis. Duncan was arrested yesterday, July 21, in California based on charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substance analogues. Both websites were voluntarily terminated.

• WWW.PONDMAN.NU
  David Linder, website operator of WWW.PONDMAN.NU was arrested yesterday. This investigation was conducted by DEA and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in Norfolk, VA. The above site, which purportedly sold landscape supplies, also sold designer drugs. Linder supplied these drugs to U.S.-based Navy personnel who later held rave-style parties to facilitate further distribution. To date, an overdose death of an 18-year-old male and three non-fatal overdoses causing serious bodily injuries have been linked to WWW.PONDMAN.NU. Linder is charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substance analogues out of the Eastern District of Virginia. This website will be voluntarily terminated.

• WWW.AMERICANCHEMICALSUPPLY.COM
  DEA Baton Rouge, LA initiated this investigation that resulted in yesterday’s arrest of Michael Burton, operator of WWW.AMERICANCHEMICALSUPPLY.COM. Charges against Burton and an unidentified coconspirator include illegal distribution with enhanced penalties for causing death, aiding and abetting, and forfeiture out of the Middle District of Louisiana. A restraining order will be issued to prevent use of this website.

• WWW.OMEGAFINECHEMICALS.COM
  DEA San Diego yesterday arrested Thomas Kasper, Joseph Kasper, Beth Badrak, and Elaine Villalobos, all California residents, on conspiracy charges to distribute controlled substance analogues, distribution of controlled substance analogues to individuals under the age of 21, and money laundering out of the Southern District of California. These four operated WWW.OMEGAFINECHEMICALS.COM. In addition to the arrests, DEA used warrants to search the Omega Business address, and the residence of Beth Badrak and Tom Kasper in Santa Barbara, CA. A seizure warrant will be served on the Omega website. Two bank accounts were also seized.

My heart goes out to those people. Let this post stand in dedication to their sacrifices for chemical freedom. Most of the RC websites looked like this after the bust. We all have the right to imbibe any substance as long as we risk or impose no harm against anyone else or the environment.

I just thought I would share this with everyone. I'm thinking of mirroring it locally for aesthetic purposes. PLUR!

 

[GOD]

I see less than no point in your post .

"Let this post stand in dedication to their sacrifices for chemical freedom"

Who ? Are you nuts ? They did it for money and nothing else . Lots of so called RC merchants are either totaly iresponsible , rip offs or pig tricks .

 

[Mycophile]

Agree. It was money and nothing else.

They did have balls though to do that from within the US. Greedy and not very smart...

 

[cockknocker]

Quite old news if its from 2004.

 

[Frequency]

No point? This was crucial to the lives of many individuals who not only distributed the chemicals but to those who purchased them. It's important for all of us to understand exactly what happened that day and the role of drug reform in contrast to the many roles people play in the drug scene. Shaman to Capitalist.

Regardless of the intent of the distributors convicted of selling RC's online, they facilitated tons of research that would not have transpired otherwise and continue to further our freedom to use chemicals even if they are simply interested in the profits.

Pointless right?

Plus it's fuckin cool to visit those sites as if they still existed and see them as they were exactly at that moment in time. Priceless nostalgia.