New York Daily News

Grand Central end of line for L.A. meth guy

- Stephen Rex Brown and Shayna Jacobs

Now this was a rush delivery.

A meth-mailing Angeleno was indicted Monday for sending more than 1 pound of crystal to the Apple Store in Grand Central Terminal.

Richard Dean Desain faces charges of criminal sale of a controlled substance and conspiracy, according to authoritie­s. They said he mailed over 10 pounds of crystal methamphet­amine in total to New York worth tens of thousands of dollars. The most serious count against Deseain, 32, carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.

He was busted after a package addressed to “R De Sain” arrived at the Apple Store in Grand Central via FedEx on July 7. An Apple employee opened the package and contacted cops. Two days later, Desain showed up to retrieve the package and was arrested. He had an additional 2 ounces of meth on him, according to authoritie­s.

“Dealers will resort to any means necessary – even siphoning drugs through a major transit hub like Grand Central Station – to make a profit,” Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. said in a statement.

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