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sckuzzle t1_ixv0dam wrote

Reply to comment by smedlap in Three arrested with 100 pounds of fentanyl in Mattapan apartment, DA says by FuriousAlbino

> They also didn't adhere to strict lab conditions to assure that each pilll contained the same dose.

Oh, absolutely. Fentanyl is dangerous and we should harshly punish those who intentionally peddle in it. But we don't have to misrepresent how bad this is by saying there was enough fent there to kill everyone in the state three times over when there wasn't.

Justice comes with accurately representing the facts.

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smedlap t1_ixv10zw wrote

I think the facts are accurately portrayed here. They put a value of 2.2 million on it. 100 lbs of pure fentanyl is worth more than that?

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sckuzzle t1_ixv1lk0 wrote

When police report the value of drugs, they report the street value, because it is higher. 100 lbs of pure fentanyl is worth over a billion in street value.

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smedlap t1_ixv2b8k wrote

so 2.2 mil accurately describes the purity and value.

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sckuzzle t1_ixv2r4c wrote

It probably accurately describes the higher end of the street value, yea. But representing drugs by their street value is like representing a crate of apples as having a value of $1000, because they could be turned into apple pies and sold at Marie Calendars.

These guys had the apples and they had pie crust and they had ovens, so they were definitely planning on turning the apples into apple pies. But there's a lot of work that has to be done between having the raw materials and actually having that much in cash.

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smedlap t1_ixv3oo3 wrote

My point is that the 2.2 number has that data in it. 100 lbs of pure is worth more. The 100 lbs of cut pill product is worth 2.2.

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