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Upton

(9,709 posts)
Mon Oct 1, 2012, 06:44 PM Oct 2012

LeBonds has heroin named after him...



LEBRON JAMES has endorsed McDonald's, Nike and State Farm, but there's one product right now on the streets of Philadelphia carrying his name that he most certainly did not endorse - heroin.

Upper Darby police said that they busted a major heroin dealer from Philadelphia on Thursday who had 140 packets of the deadly drug - all of which were stamped with the silhouette of a basketball player and the name "LeBron James."

"I don't think LeBron James would be too happy with this drug-dealer dude using his name on these street bags," said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.

Chitwood said that drug dealers stamp every bag of heroin with a name, but it's usually one like Hellen or Hazel or words like horse or brown sugar.

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20121001_Philly_heroin_dealer_brands_product_with_LeBron_James.html?c=r

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LeBonds has heroin named after him... (Original Post) Upton Oct 2012 OP
Use his real name Carnage251 Oct 2012 #1
Whatever you say... Upton Oct 2012 #2
That's about as funny as doing roids and setting major league records for HR's. madinmaryland Oct 2012 #3
I wonder if JonLP24 Oct 2012 #4
Could be... Upton Oct 2012 #5
Actually thinking about it JonLP24 Oct 2012 #6

Carnage251

(562 posts)
1. Use his real name
Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:35 PM
Oct 2012

"Lebonds" is not funny or clever. You are making yourself out to be a real childish prick, grow up.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
4. I wonder if
Mon Oct 1, 2012, 08:00 PM
Oct 2012

the writer here is trying to make a story out of nothing.

The dealer stamped them himself? I know these little baggies have all kinds of designs on them and the reason I know this is because I live near a lot of liquor stores. They label them "jewelry bags" IIRC.

Upton

(9,709 posts)
5. Could be...
Mon Oct 1, 2012, 08:20 PM
Oct 2012

I remember they used to market bags that were commonly bought and used for meth as for stamp or coin collecting...I forget which. Of course, everyone knew what they were really for...they didn't have designs on them though.

I wonder whatever became of the practice of putting heroin in balloons or condoms?

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
6. Actually thinking about it
Mon Oct 1, 2012, 08:55 PM
Oct 2012

the dealer probably did stamp it because I can't imagine a jewelry bag manufacturer using his name as they could get sued.

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