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Delivery Mix-Up Leads To Marijuana Bust

By Phillip Stapleton

A mistaken FedEx delivery tips off police to a 200-pound shipment of marijuana that someone tried to send from Florida to Baltimore. Delivery Mix-Up Leads To Marijuana Bust

Published: Sat, July 05, 2008 - 3:10 pm Last Updated: Sat, July 05, 2008 - 3:20 pm

BALTIMORE (AP) - FedEx prides itself on reliability. But a
mistaken delivery tipped off police to a 200-pound shipment of
marijuana that someone tried to send from Pembroke Pines, Florida
to Baltimore via the shipping company.
Police tell The (Baltimore) Sun they learned about the shipment
when it was delivered Tuesday to the wrong resident.
Authorities posed as FedEx employees and arrested the shipment's
intended recipient, 30-year-old Richard Gwatidzo.
Officials say he was charged Thursday with possession of a large
quantity of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to
distribute along with other drug related charges.
Police say they also seized eight other FedEx boxes with nearly
400 pounds of the drug.
Authorities are trying to determine the sender's identity.

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carl Says:

Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 12:21 pm

I wouldn’t think it’d be that hard since you can usually track them to see where they are by the internet.

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rosepetal Says:

Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 12:15 pm

these were awful heavy boxes. next time i get fedex i am going to see how much it weighs before excepting it. wonder how they can trace it, seems like they are having a hard time.

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asda Says:

Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 11:56 am

It was sent though FED EX not the mail --- no laws against opening someone’s FedEx. People have started sending illegal items though FedEx because you get around Federal Charges of Mail Fraud.

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KxVx Says:

Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 11:53 am

What about the guy who illegally received the package? Isn’t it a crime to open someone else’s mail?

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rosepetal Says:

Sun, Jul 06, 2008 at 4:16 pm

lol, could be.

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carl Says:

Sun, Jul 06, 2008 at 4:15 pm

That could explain why the package was damaged on one corner too!