Criminal Inv-Chapter 13, Dangerous Drugs

Question 1

possession defined

Answer 1

an immediate and exclusive possession under dominion and control with intent to excercise control

Question 2

knowledge is a basic element of crimes related to illegal drugs.

Answer 2

means that knowledge of the character of the substance is essential to the offense of possession of narcotics

Question 3

These are drugs that depress the central nervous system. they usually lead quickly to both psychological and physical dependence

Answer 3

narcotics

Question 4

like narcotics, this drug cause both psychological and physical dependence, the the dependence develops more slowly. they are central nervous system depressants

Answer 4

sedatives

Question 5

these drugs cause a rapid buildup of tolerance so that additional quantities are needed to achieve same stimulating effects. quickly leads to psychological dependence

Answer 5

stimulants.-amphetamines and methamphetaimines

Question 6

these drugs cause sensory distortions and result in illusions and delusions

Answer 6

hallucinogens

Question 7

morphine base to produce diacetylmorphine, when blended with hydrochloric acid, forms into salt, easily soluble in water. resembles sugar or flour. white to ivory, dull or brownish gray, to brown. administered intravenously.

Answer 7

heroin- 4 main characteristics

1. kill pain, analgestic effect
2. soporific agents, they induce drowsiness, lethargy and sleep.
3. produce physical and psychological dependency.
4. generate a sense of euphoria

Question 8

derived from leaves of South America coco busy and sometimes from bushes in West Indies, Java, India an Ceylon. Alkaloid is extracted from leaves. treated with hydrochloric acid. white fluffy crystalline power.

Answer 8

cocaine: feeling of exhilaration and euphoria. administered by snorting. Cocaine also smoked in two forms
1. freebase- dissolved in ether and heated to boil off impurities. grounded up and smoked.
2. crack- known as hubb or rock, crack- soaking cocaine in baking soda an water. mixture heated until water driven off. resulting crystals are crushed, heated, and smoked in crack pipe.

Question 9

marijuana or pot

Answer 9

leaves or flowering top of the female hemp plant (Cannabissativa, C. indica).
Crude marijuana- part leaves, top, stems and seeds
Manicured marijuan-smaller particles of leaves and tops. Stems and seeds are removed.
Fresh marijuan- dark green and turns brown.
Bricks of crude marijuana- 3 in by 5 in and weigh two pounds

Question 10

approx how many different chemicals in marijuana

Answer 10

420

Question 11

psychoactive agent in marijuana is

Answer 11

THC- delta-9tetrahydrocannabinal.

Question 12

marijuan with 1% THC

Answer 12

wild or uncultivated

Question 13

marijuana with 3% THC

Answer 13

proper cultivation

Question 14

marijuana grown in Columbia or Hawaii may have how much THC

Answer 14

between 4 and 6 percent

Question 15

a hybrid without seeds, may have 8 to 14 percent of THC

Answer 15

Sinsemilla

Question 16

two derivatives of marijuana are

Answer 16

Hashish- resin of marijuana flower is dried and compressed to make hashish, THC 8-14 percent
Hash oil- Amber to dark brown, is produced by boiling hashish in alcohol. THC 15-50 percent

Question 17

methamphetamine

Answer 17

known as speed, crank, meth. “poor mans cocaine”. Chronic user is known as tweaker. Injected meth causes a flash or rush. taken every 4 to 8 hrs , leads to a “run”- periold of wakefulness lasting 2 to 5 days.

Question 18

purified form of methamphetamine smoked in a glass pipe

Answer 18

Ice- When ice is heated, crystalls melt and vaporize and vapor is inhaled by user. One gram of ice id enough for 10 to 25 hits. Ice last for 8 hours or more.

Question 19

labs that produce all the illicit methamphetamines that conume in US

Answer 19

Clandestine laboratories. Law enforcement seize almost 4 thousand meth labs annually.

Question 20

Super labs

Answer 20

can produe 100 to 200 pounds of meth in each production cycle, require large quantities of pseudoephedrine to operate.

Question 21

80% of all meth sold in US is controlled by

Answer 21

Mexican drug traffickers

Question 22

Lab operators knows as

Answer 22

cookers

Question 23

each pound of meth produces an estimated of _____ of hazardous waste

Answer 23

5 to 6 pounds

Question 24

americans consume over 22 tons of meth a year, this creates between how much of hazardous waste that is dumped

Answer 24

110 and 150 tons

Question 25

cost of cleaning up a super lab site

Answer 25

as much as quarter of a million dollars

Question 26

phencyclidine

Answer 26

street name; angel dust, dust and PCP. PCP will produce hallucinations and in some users, will evoke violent suicidal impulses.

Question 27

semisynthetic drug derived from a fungus that contaminates rye bread.

Answer 27

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide or LSD- first synthesized in 1938, its psychoactive properties were discovered until 1943. Can produce hallucinations lasting 10 to 12 hrs.

Question 28

ecstasy

Answer 28

methylenedioxymethamphetamine MDMA- developed in 1912, as appetite suppressant. Most produce in Europe. Usually consumed at “raves”, where user spends the night dancing to music.

Question 29

Date rape drug; known as roofies; sleeping pill not licensed in US, legal in Europer, South America

Answer 29

Rohypnol

Question 30

Drug selling orginizations

Answer 30

Mafia (La Cosa Nostra) crime families
columbians
jamaicans- posses
asian- chinese, vietnamese, korean
motorcycle gangs
prison gangs
street gangs

Question 31

with roles in the sales-marketing pyramid

Answer 31

Mafia and Columbians are generally organized along family lines

Question 32

sophisticated crime mobs dealing primarily in crack.

Answer 32

Jamaican “posses”

ruthless and extensive violence

Question 33

in warrantless arrestes of possession of dangerous drugs or narcotics, investigator must act within the legal image of a

Answer 33

Reasonable person- Test is: would the facts from which the arresting officer acted warrant a person of reasonable caution to believe that a crime was committed.. Courts also take into consideration the officers expertise from training or experience .

Question 34

Draper v United States

Answer 34

informant informed that Draper had gone to Chicago and would return by train with heroin. Description and bags description was provided. officer at train station had verified all of the informants info, except whether DRaper had accomplished his mission and had the heroin. The officer had “reasonable grounds” to believe that the remaining unverified bit of informants info- that Draper would have heroin.

Question 35

search warrant needs

Answer 35

probable cause

Question 36

___is the constitutional test of any warrantless search.

Answer 36

reasonableness

Question 37

working off a beef

Answer 37

informants in these investigations are arrestees who have agreed to cooperate in revealing their suppliers in return for leniency

Question 38

working-up investigations

Answer 38

working up the drug-selling marketing pyramid. Arrest is first made at the sales level of pyramid, then supplier of this dealer is arrested and onward and upward.

Question 39

lateral snitching

Answer 39

informing only on drug sellers who are equal to or lower than themselves

Question 40

corroborating the expected testimony of an accomplice witness against a major manufacturer, dealer or importe is more or less a

Answer 40

paper chase.