Officer buys ecstasy at Tysons Corner Center to bust drug ring

An undercover police officer buying 4,000 Ecstasy pills in the food court at Tysons Corner Center helped bring down a drug ring that sold 500 pounds of marijuana and 50,000 Ecstasy pills across the Washington region over the last year, according to court documents.

The Ecstasy buys started out small, with an undercover Montgomery County police officer meeting with Fairfax resident Jonathan Pai at the mall in February 2009, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent wrote in an affidavit filed in Alexandria's federal court.

Pai came to trust the officer, which made possible the bigger deal in December when the officer paid $10,000 for 4,000 Ecstasy pills, according to the affidavit. By then, authorities say they had traced the pills back to Hyattsville resident Chen Chieh Yam. Drug trafficking charges have been filed against Yam, Pai and four others. A DEA spokeswoman said she could not comment on an ongoing investigation.

Investigators with the DEA, Virginia State Police, and Fairfax and Montgomery counties tailed Pai across Northern Virginia and into Maryland. They watched as he stopped at a "stash house" in Centreville, and met with co-conspirators in hotel rooms and at restaurants like TGI Friday's, court documents said.
Authorities also obtained wire taps and say they heard Yam directing deals.
"Just play the game with him," Yam reportedly said as he told Pai to demand cash up front for the 4,000 Ecstasy pills.

On Dec. 3 Pai met the officer near the Desert Moon restaurant stall in the mall's third-floor food court, documents said. Surveillance teams inside the mall watched as the officer handed Pai a Motorola cellphone box containing the cash. Pai then walked away. He came back 40 minutes later and handed over the pills.
Over the next two months, authorities say, Pai, Yam and others focused their attention on several marijuana deals.

On Jan. 22, investigators listened to a phone call between Yam and his girlfriend, Tam Phuong Tran, in which Tran allegedly agreed to launder $30,000 for Yam through a relative's bank account. Tran has been charged with money laundering.

Yam and Pai were arrested on Jan. 31 with nearly $10,000 in their car. After his arrest, Yam reportedly told authorities he had distributed about 500 pounds of marijuana and 50,000 Ecstasy pills in the past year.


http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/crime/Officer-buys-ecstasy-at-Tysons-Corner-Center-to-bust-drug-ring-86248932.html

What a huge bunch of fucking losers who will always degrade our society here in Fairfax. Send em to the far far away. They got what they deserved....

"On Jan. 22, investigators listened to a phone call between Yam and his girlfriend, Tam Phuong Tran, in which Tran allegedly agreed to launder $30,000 for Yam through a relative's bank account. Tran has been charged with money laundering."

What is there to launder? Were people paying by check or credit card?

Lurker. Wrote:
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> What is there to launder?

Attempting to conceal the source of the money so that it appears to have come from legitimate income. That way they can depoisit the money in a bank account without raising suspicion.

Obviously they weren't very good at this.

I am always amazed at how these people discuss such things on cell phones? Unbelievable

WHAT'S THIS GOT TO DO WITH CENTREVILLE?

Centreville? Wrote:
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> WHAT'S THIS GOT TO DO WITH CENTREVILLE?



Did you read the article? Their drug stash house was located in Centreville.

damn
im surprised they name drop on tgi fridays and other places

big bust nonetheless

Wow, what white conservative douche bags.

Marijuana is harmless. No overdose danger. Only the danger of falling asleep lol.


Ecstasy on the other hand, nasty stuff.


People make mistakes though. I bet the one called them losers is the guy who cheated on his wife earlier today.

Caramba!

(*_*)



vsp Wrote:
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> Officer buys ecstasy at Tysons Corner Center to
> bust drug ring
>
> An undercover police officer buying 4,000 Ecstasy
> pills in the food court at Tysons Corner Center
> helped bring down a drug ring that sold 500 pounds
> of marijuana and 50,000 Ecstasy pills across the
> Washington region over the last year, according to
> court documents.
>
> The Ecstasy buys started out small, with an
> undercover Montgomery County police officer
> meeting with Fairfax resident Jonathan Pai at the
> mall in February 2009, a Drug Enforcement
> Administration agent wrote in an affidavit filed
> in Alexandria's federal court.
>
> Pai came to trust the officer, which made possible
> the bigger deal in December when the officer paid
> $10,000 for 4,000 Ecstasy pills, according to the
> affidavit. By then, authorities say they had
> traced the pills back to Hyattsville resident Chen
> Chieh Yam. Drug trafficking charges have been
> filed against Yam, Pai and four others. A DEA
> spokeswoman said she could not comment on an
> ongoing investigation.
>
> Investigators with the DEA, Virginia State Police,
> and Fairfax and Montgomery counties tailed Pai
> across Northern Virginia and into Maryland. They
> watched as he stopped at a "stash house" in
> Centreville, and met with co-conspirators in hotel
> rooms and at restaurants like TGI Friday's, court
> documents said.
> Authorities also obtained wire taps and say they
> heard Yam directing deals.
> "Just play the game with him," Yam reportedly said
> as he told Pai to demand cash up front for the
> 4,000 Ecstasy pills.
>
> On Dec. 3 Pai met the officer near the Desert Moon
> restaurant stall in the mall's third-floor food
> court, documents said. Surveillance teams inside
> the mall watched as the officer handed Pai a
> Motorola cellphone box containing the cash. Pai
> then walked away. He came back 40 minutes later
> and handed over the pills.
> Over the next two months, authorities say, Pai,
> Yam and others focused their attention on several
> marijuana deals.
>
> On Jan. 22, investigators listened to a phone call
> between Yam and his girlfriend, Tam Phuong Tran,
> in which Tran allegedly agreed to launder $30,000
> for Yam through a relative's bank account. Tran
> has been charged with money laundering.
>
> Yam and Pai were arrested on Jan. 31 with nearly
> $10,000 in their car. After his arrest, Yam
> reportedly told authorities he had distributed
> about 500 pounds of marijuana and 50,000 Ecstasy
> pills in the past year.
>
>
> http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/crime/Offi
> cer-buys-ecstasy-at-Tysons-Corner-Center-to-bust-d
> rug-ring-86248932.html

Dayum. Wrote:
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> Wow, what white conservative douche bags.

>Marijuana is harmless. No overdose danger. Only the danger of falling asleep lol.


I guess thinking that selling large quantities of ectasy and marijuana is for losers makes you a white conservative nowadays. Not only that guys "dayum" is a pot head and is soo cool because smoking pot is what the cool kids do. He get's so high it makes him fall asleep. Keep tokin away, I heard it makes video games and tv shows just that extra bit more fun for about 40 minutes. After that ya just do it again. I encourage you to smoke that dope all day every day because you can't overdose. I am sure you will come to realize as long as a drug cannot cause an overdose it is a positive thing and will cause no harm in your life. I also hope that you stay in school and widen your shallow horizons because being a pot head racist on the internet ain't that cool brotha. Maybe I got it all mixed up. Take a rip, jam to soulja boy, and think about it.

"After his arrest, Yam reportedly told authorities he had distributed about 500 pounds of marijuana and 50,000 Ecstasy pills in the past year."

Lesson #1 if you get caught. SHUT THE FUCK UP. Yam sang like a canary

I've been able to stay in school and attend law school because I go to class high otherwise I would have dropped out after undergrad because of boredom. Going to class high is just like playing video games, watching tv and listening to music high makes everything a little better.

guru Wrote:
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> "After his arrest, Yam reportedly told authorities
> he had distributed about 500 pounds of marijuana
> and 50,000 Ecstasy pills in the past year."
>
> Lesson #1 if you get caught. SHUT THE FUCK UP. Yam
> sang like a canary

no, if you get caught, ask for a lawyer immediately. a lawyer with experience in the field will know how to handle the situation far better than you.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."



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