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Originally Posted by Ethersync
I agree.
I am sure they told the judge he was a dealer and without a second thought he signed the warrant.
They are not charging him with drug possession. They are only charging him with possession of drug paraphernalia. So it was not all over a joint, but rather all over a bong or pipe...
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You have to do more than just "tell the judge that he is a dealer", You have to show sufficient probable cause....and also the Narcotics squad in your average police force is overwhelmed with open files that need to be closed. They don't have the time to follow up on cases that they think are simply misdemeanors, nor can they get the SWAT team out for those. If they did that, the big files would go unclosed, and they would end up being transferred, lose promotion opportunities, etc.... When the head of a department has to report that they have used up so much overtime on raids for misdemeanors, while big felony cases go without an arrest, asses get hung out to dry.
The reason why he was only charged as he was, was because at the time of the raid, the expected evidence was not recovered, so there was no way to charge him with anything more. Remember, Charges are filed AFTER you are arrested.
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