Picture is from Muncie, Indiana last week. The scene: Around 60 SWAT officer conduct raids on five homes, netting 13 arrests. Note from the article, however, that just five of the 13 arrests were fordrug charges, and just three were for distribution. Also note that the police didn’t release what quantities of illicit drugs they found. I’ve mentioned before that this ought to get your bullshit detector buzzing. Generally after an operation like this, police will throw everything they’ve found out for the evening news to advertise their catch. Thus far, there have been no follow-up reports from Muncie’s Star Press.

Thanks to Muncie resident and fellow Hoosier Damon Taverna for the link.

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