Sheboygan Man Arrested After Picking Up FedEx Package Of Marijuana Buds

[Weedpipe]

A 21-year-old Sheboygan man was charged Monday after picking up a one-pound package of marijuana buds sent to him through FedEx, according to a criminal complaint.

The package had drawn the company's suspicions when the delivery address turned out to be an abandoned home. FedEx then informed police of the package, and Vincent M. Bier was arrested when he tried to pick it up Friday.

Bier, of 1416 N. 15th St., could face up to three years in prison on a charge of marijuana possession with intent to deliver.

According to the complaint:

Sheboygan police had a drug dog sniff the 14-by-14-inch package after FedEx reported it as suspicious, and the dog indicated there were drugs inside. Police then obtained a search warrant and had FedEx arrange for the package to be picked up by a person who called to check on its status.

Bier's car was pulled over after the pickup, and police searched the package and found a pound of marijuana buds, valued at about $4,000. Bier had $3,922 in cash in his possession, and the dog indicated the cash had trace amounts of illegal drugs on it.



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[michaelkaer]

most cash money has hints of pot and other drugs on it. Reporting that is just not relevant (unless you are trying to boost your case).

 

[stonedrock]

Them fed ex guys maybe thought it was a bomb. Use UPS and put a proper address and seal it up with a seal a meal thing, it won't smell. GL.

 

[DroJo]

Peanut butter works best for keeping canines away, its a lil messy but is practically bulletproof.

 

[rollersmoker]

thats why you don't use Fedex..USPS people, USPS.

 

[sicntired]

I guess this answers my question from the last post.So how can the feds get a warrant based on traces on money when most of our money contains traces of drugs?Sounds like catch 22 to me.

 

[OliverJacob12]

A 21-year-old Sheboygan man was charged Monday after picking up a one-pound package of marijuana buds sent to him through FedEx, according to a criminal complaint.

The package had drawn the company's suspicions when the delivery address turned out to be an abandoned home. FedEx then informed police of the package, and Vincent M. Bier was arrested when he tried to pick it up Friday.

Bier, of 1416 N. 15th St., could face up to three years in prison on a charge of marijuana possession with intent to deliver.

According to the complaint:

Sheboygan police had a drug dog sniff the 14-by-14-inch package after FedEx reported it as suspicious, and the dog indicated there were drugs inside. Police then obtained a search warrant and had FedEx arrange for the package to be picked up by a person who called to check on its status.

Bier's car was pulled over after the pickup, and police searched the package and found a pound of marijuana buds, valued at about $4,000. Bier had $3,922 in cash in his possession, and the dog indicated the cash had trace amounts of illegal drugs on it.



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Copyright: 2009
Website: Sheboygan man arrested after picking up FedEx package of marijuana buds

So how can the feds get a warrant based on traces on money when most of our money contains traces of drugs?
The 30-pound package, mailed from Hollywood, Calif., arrived in Sheboygan on Sept. 14 addressed to 1516 North Ave., an address that does not exist. UPS workers – per company policy – opened the package to look for an invoice with a correct address and instead found nine bricks and eight bags of marijuana.

Police immediately set up surveillance in the 1500 and 1600 blocks of North Avenue, and soon noticed suspicious activity around a home at 1615 North Ave., where a friend of Gilbert's lives.

On Sept. 17, a state drug agent dressed as a UPS employee delivered the package to that address. A woman at the home said she didn't know the person the package was addressed to but allowed the agent to leave the package.