Feds accuse sheriff of Ill. county of drug dealing
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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By The Associated Press
SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors are accusing the longtime sheriff of a county in southeastern Illinois of selling marijuana, often while on duty.
Gallatin County Sheriff Raymond Martin was arrested Monday and appeared in court on three counts of distributing marijuana and two counts of carrying a firearm while trafficking drugs.
Martin has been sheriff of Gallatin County since 1990.
The complaint accuses the 46-year-old sheriff of distributing more than 1,100 grams _ more than two pounds _ of marijuana between April 27 and May 11.
A woman who answered Martin's home phone Tuesday said the sheriff had no comment.
A judge appointed a federal public defender for Martin. A detention hearing is set for Wednesday.
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I'm no drug expert, and not sure what constitutes a lot of marijuana, but selling only 2 pounds in 2 weeks doesn't sound like a lot to me. I've known guys who I swear were smoking that much in a few days!
Either this sheriff was just selling enough to make his car payment, or he is being set up by someone who couldn't get hold of any more to use for evidence!
Thats what I thought too.If a sheriff were going to risk a 70,000 to 100,000 A year job it would be for a little more than 2000 dollars.
But if he was doing 2000 every 2 weeks he made some cash! Oh well need to hang them druggies anyways!
Is pot $1000/pound? 😯
