Why do they wait so long before executing the drug bust?

My guess would be that they need to make sure all their ducks are in a row so the charges stick. I’m really not sure. Seems kind of ridiculous though.

Bigger the deal, bigger the hit & so bigger the sentence.
I know this because I have “inside” information, Mr.Big told me.

So does this mean they could not do it at 14 months? Was the critical piece of information found in month 15? Of is it more likely this was just not top priority or there was no budget for the operation?

According to my math the societal costs are greater than the $3 million . Would it make sense to go after it even harder? How many people went on welfare or unemployment because they lost jobs. We know for a fact at least one 22 year old university student in the area died from an overdose at a concert. That should be considered in the expense, too .

Would a $100,000 increase in budget have accelerated the bust by 3 months saving societal cost in excess of $600,000? It seems like pretty easy math. What am I missing?
I’d love to hear from someone in law enforcement.

My sister works for the federal court, and she deals with the drug dealers all the time. They usually wait so long so that they can get all the guys involved, from the kingpins to the petty dealers. When they take out a ring, I think they want to take out the entire ring, with no loose ends. So they may have to wait a while to pinpoint everyone involved.

I’m just surprised it takes that long. Where is the NSA when we need them? ;-)

I gotta tell you if it was my son who died from the OD they would have a couple of fewer guys to arrest.

Two words, collateral damage, unfortunate but true.

Someone has to convince a judge to sign a warrant. The information has to be strong for the search warrant. Suspicion and guesses must be backed up with facts and facts and facts.

The undercover has to move into the town, start making themselves known, start buying drugs thru the little people. That takes a few months to establish trust, make a bunch of buys, figure out who is who, all the while, sending the info back to their bosses. Then it goes from there. They start making bigger buys, start getting to know who is who, where the power is, and maybe planning a few larger buys. Then they need a couple of really large buys, which involve the guys at the top. Any of these transactions that get screwed up and their cover blown would blow the whole thing. So it takes time to be fool proof.

That is starting to make sense. I guess a quick buy would only get the bottom person. Not real useful. unless waterboarding is permitted.

@LuckyGuy waterboarding doesn’t do anything if the seller is only a “shortstop”, making a buy from the first level of the drug organization.

@Tropical_Willie I figure the seller can get you one step up. Then you go on to that guy to get the next and so on. It’s a pyramid – like Amway, Avon, and Tupperware. :-)

@LuckyGuy They still will not let the cops waterboard each level on the way up.

@Tropical_Willie Darn it! Sadly, if I were the parents of these kids I’d be at the hardware store buying towels, duct tape and 12 inch shelving.
I am so fortunate my ‘kids’ never went that way.

I bought duct tape when my kids were home. All I ever did was shake it at them in a threatening manner though. :}~

I just saw the article that @LuckyGuy linked – very sad. I know the NYC news channels were all talking about Molly a few weeks ago.

Oh man. I posted my “quip” without reading that link. I’m sorry.

I’m so glad my kids never went that way either.

@Dutchess_III The duct tape was for the seller and everyone I could get my hands on before I was arrested. Those poor families.