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The former Fed stole evidence and replaced it with a brick he made with a computer.

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[–] thrawn21@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Ugh, obnoxious click bait title had me wondering how the hell can cocaine be printed. The guy didn't "3D print cocaine," he printed a paper weight and tried to pull an Indiana Jones swap.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Like a good DEA agent, he did sprinkle a little real coke on the fake coke to frame it tho

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

3D printed cocaine is exactly what AGI will give us. It’s basically the only thing all the accelerationists are after.

[–] Ithi@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

At least the post description here pretty much says that (unless it was edited?).

Shitty title from shitty news site though.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 22 points 2 years ago

Real title: DEA Officer made over $420k in 5 years as a drug dealer. Gets 17 years in prison.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

In one of the more bizarre schemes, Hickox stole a kilogram of cocaine from an evidence locker and replaced it with a brick he’d made in a 3D printer. He sprinkled the fake brick with real cocaine in an attempt to make it look real. This is the drug-stealing equivalent of a teenager bulking up their bed with stuffed animals in the hope their parents don’t notice they’ve snuck out.

🤣

[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In court, Hickox said this was a Breaking Bad situation. He’d gotten a cancer diagnosis and that he was worried about leaving money behind for his family after he died.

Walter Shite

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

Super sad it came to that

[–] BlazarNGC@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Didros@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Thar is the motto of the NYPD. It is nothing else and cops don't pretend that is their primary function, citizens do.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago