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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Ind. Law - Dealing in illegal mushroom may lead to many years behind bars
The Munster (NW Indiana) Times reports today, in a story by Bob Kasarda, that:
VALPARAISO | Portage resident Mark Lynn was back in court Monday to again plead guilty to dealing in a large quantity of hallucinogenic mushrooms. * * *Lynn pleaded guilty to a Class B felony count of dealing in a controlled substance, Polarek said. The charge typically carries a potential sentence of between six and 20 years behind bars.
Police said Lynn was arrested Dec. 15 when he picked up more than 4 pounds of illegal mushrooms from the post office in Portage. He reportedly told police he ordered the mushrooms over the Internet and had been receiving two packages a month for about a year. He said he sold the mushrooms to others and was earning a profit of $1,000 off every shipment.
The venture came to light when one of the packages was intercepted by the U.S. Department of Customs and turned over to an inspector with the United States Postal Service, according to court records.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 18, 2005 07:38 AM
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