Sheriff Arrested for Selling Marijuana!
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 12:20 pm | By: Dudemaster
In Illinois, not only is the state preparing to legalize Medical Marijuana, it appears as though Law Enforcement is busy subverting the law for their own personal gain.
From the Courier Press:
SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. — Gallatin County Sheriff Raymond M. Martin of Shawneetown, Ill., faces three counts of distribution of marijuana and two counts of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
Martin was named in a five-count federal complaint alleging he conspired with a confidential Drug Enforcement Administration source to distribute large quantities of marijuana.
In an affidavit filed by a DEA agent, the agent stated that “Martin stated the marijuana cost Martin $1,000 a pound and explained to the confidential source that after the initial $1,000 per pound investment was paid to Martin by the confidential source, Martin and the confidential source would split the profits on a 50-50 basis.”
The affidavit further states that “On two different occasions, Martin delivered about 10 pounds of marijuana and on another occasion, delivered approximately 20 pounds of marijuana to the confidential source.”
The alleged marijuana deliveries usually occurred at a rural and remote location in southern Gallatin County, prosecutors stated. Martin is accused of using his county-owned Ford Explorer to complete the transactions.
What would cause a Sheriff, a career law enforcement officer to turn his back on Law Enforcement?
My father, a Vietnam war protester and adamant cannabis activist from long ago, once told me that one had to “Not have a conscience” to be a law enforcement officer and all are just as corruptible as anyone else. His words are true. If we had a legal cannabis market, this sheriff wouldn’t have the motivation to sell illegal cannabis to supplement his greed.
Provided that Illinois has a vote pending in the legislature on Medical Marijuana, I have to pause for a moment in regards to the timing of this arrest and subsequent press release by the federal authorities.
