Paraphernalia destroyed by U.S. marshals
Move part of effort targeting shops that ‘provide means’ for drug abuse
The U.S. Marshals Service destroyed a truckload of drug paraphernalia and packaging from Dawg House Distributions, a company that has a history with law enforcement.
It is unclear from a news release whether the paraphernalia and packaging were related to a previous case, and spokesman Kenneth Daniel did not respond to questions.
On Thursday morning, the Marshals Service, with help from the city of Albuquerque, took the “extremely large quantity” of drug paraphernalia to the Albuquerque Solid Waste Facility, 18000 Cerro Colarado SW, for disposal, Daniels said. He did not say how much there was, what it was or how it was disposed of.
Daniels did say the paraphernalia stems from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration cases that aim to attack shops that “provide the means” for illicit drug abuse.
“The raids resulted in the seizure of drug paraphernalia such as packaging and advertising material,” he wrote in the news release. “In addition to the paraphernalia, proceeds from the illegal sale of paraphernalia were seized and forfeited to the United States government.”
Daniels said the Marshals Service seizes money and property for the Department of Justice’s Asset Forfeiture Program in an attempt to make crime less lucrative.
“The asset forfeiture authority is used to remove the financial incentives from crime, depriving criminals of the cash and other assets they rely upon to facilitate their illegal activity against our society, thereby dismantling criminal organizations,” he said in the news release.
Daniels did not say how much the operation cost or whether it was related to past incidents.
This is not the first time Dawg House Distribution has been targeted by law enforcement.
According to a Journal article published in 2013, Ira Stockton, Nathan Coccimiglio and several other men were indicted on charges of conspiracy and distribution in connection with Dawg House Distribution’s operations. The indictment alleged that Dawg House Distribution was involved in the nationwide trafficking of synthetic cannabinoids, or “spice.”