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Police seize more than $1 million from Phish fans

SomeGuy

668, Neighbor of the Beast
Well this sucks bawls.....

Yahoo News



HAMPTON, Va. – Some Phish fans are leaving Hampton a little lighter than when they arrived for the band's weekend reunion.

Police said Monday they confiscated about $1.2 million in illegal drugs and more than $68,000 in cash from concertgoers. Authorities also arrested 194 Phish fans during the three-night celebration of the band's return to the stage after a nearly five-year absence.

Most of the arrests were for drug possession, use and distribution, police said.

Tourism officials had estimated 75,000 fans would be coming to the coastal Virginia city. Nearly 200 law enforcement officers worked the weekend event, with the Vermont-based band picking up the tab.
 
good god it sounds like it was just one huge bust. When it comes down to it though they probably only got 1/3 of the stuff and thats if the cops were doin twice as good as they do on the borders.......
 

HindukushMaster

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virginia..... all i have to say. virginia. tightest state and worst to drive thru there is... did i mention virginia? stick to west coast phish!
 
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WhoMan

It sounds as if a bunch of fools went there with one thing in mind, and that was to hustle. "Grindin n Grindin" -Pharrell. Wrong place and outta place. Oh yeah and def stay the phuk outta VA i heard bad shit about that place for sure. COMMONWEALTH.
 
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Must have been targeting the big-timers. Or been super under-cover. The police presence was barely visible.
 
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Classyathome

thats gonna be one hell of a cop barbecue next weekend, burgers will be a melting
And the beers will be flowin'...

And the phucking douchebags will drive home, drunk...

And beat their (3rd) wife...

And laff at the stoners that made it possible...

:fsu:
 

zomg1

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And the beers will be flowin'...

And the phucking douchebags will drive home, drunk...

And beat their (3rd) wife...

And laff at the stoners that made it possible...

:fsu:

its a fucked up world, but us stoners don't like stereotypes, i don't think its fair to stereotype all cops as wife beating drunk driving douche bags, there's good and bad people everywhere, in all sect's of society.. ive met more good cops than bad ones
 

Brother Bear

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Nearly 200 law enforcement officers worked the weekend event, with the Vermont-based band picking up the tab.


Hmmm i really like Phish :yes:
but i wonder what this is about ???
am i reading it right ? Phish paid for LEO to be there ?
paid them to bust their fans :chin:
 

bterzz

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its a fucked up world, but us stoners don't like stereotypes, i don't think its fair to stereotype all cops as wife beating drunk driving douche bags, there's good and bad people everywhere, in all sec

While that may be true, nearly every cop you've met is probably a very hypocritical person... but hey, thats just me being judgmental
 
It's almost impossible to find a job where you agree with 100% of what they tell you to do.

I wonder if Phish was required to provide police security and they just used the opportunity to their advantage or what. I can't see Phish purposely setting up a bust of their own fans. I doubt they knew it was going to happen.
 

Brother Bear

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you hire cops, your fans are going to get busted
seems plain as day to me, i am sure they know this as well

I wonder if Phish was required to provide police security
for now this seems to be the only plausible answer :chin:
 
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Classyathome

its a fucked up world, but us stoners don't like stereotypes, i don't think its fair to stereotype all cops as wife beating drunk driving douche bags, there's good and bad people everywhere, in all sect's of society.. ive met more good cops than bad ones

I love stereotypes - and the drunkdriving, wife beating, divorced, alky leo is one of the basic ones.

Plse don't speak for me - or others...

Other than that - good luck with all those nice leos you've met.
 

RudolfTheRed

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festivals are getting cracked down on all the time now.

there is no such thing as a good cop. they all are pawns and uphold unjust
laws no matter how nice they are when the badge is off. fuck em all.
 
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o0th3d4nk0o

has no one ever heard the term "seven-trey".

we used to use to announce cop presence with the pun on phish and trey anastasio's sketch relations
 
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o0th3d4nk0o

“Phish said the cops were there to bust unlicensed vendors, but they were all about busting people with drugs, not some dude selling grilled cheese sandwiches out of his van.”

“I think it was a set up, and I blame Trey (Anastasio, Phish guitarist),” said Mr. Kuznitz’ friend Allyson, who declined to give her last name or present age.

“Ever since Trey got busted two years ago, he’s been acting creepy. It wouldn’t surprise me if he cut a deal with the cops—they let him off light and he lets them troll for drugs at Phish shows. That sucks!”

In December 2006 Mr. Anastasio was arrested in Whitehall, New York, at 3:30 a.m. after a patrolman had noticed him driving the wrong way backward down a one-way street. Mr. Anastasio subsequently failed the Gamehenge field sobriety test, and a search of his black 2004 Audi yielded three bags of prescription drugs—the painkillers hydrocodone and Percocet and the anti-anxiety medication Xanax—all of which had been prescribed to someone named Wilson, who lives in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Anastasio later spent several days in jail.

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Trey Anastasion (right) and Mike Gordon enjoying a laugh at their fans' expense.
Like other Phish fans, Mr. Kuznitz believes the smoking pipe pointing to Mr. Anastasio can be found in the band’s set lists at Hampton.

“Look at opening night, man. They played “Sample in a Jar” and “Stash” early in the first set. Those were messages to the cops, congratulating them and telling them to keep up the good work.”

Mr. Anastasio was reached by cell phone at his compound in Vermont, where he is working on his latest solo project, an album of instrumental versions of The Carpenters' greatest hits. He said it was time for Phish fans to grow up. He also defended the band’s decision to allow only Phish Phood products to be sold in parking lots on this summer’s tour.

“This isn’t 1995,” said Mr. Anastasio. “The days of a thousand barefoot children dancing on the lawn are history. We’re in our forties now, and we’ve got to think about our families’ security in this down economy.

“I’ve got two daughters, and I wouldn’t want either of them selling crappy sandwiches to dodgy-looking people in the parking lot to scrounge up enough money to get to the next show. If Phish Phood can prevent that happening, then I’ll know I’ve done the right thing while making an honest buck. Meanwhile, I’d suggest that people who come to see us be sure they’re wearing clean underwear.




hahahahaha trey a faggot
who can play mean guitar

but seriously, that shit is wack. wtf if i don't want to wear shoes or shower or be clean and bum off the world to get to the next phish sho bro (even though that not what im like at all) but seriously uptight prick

motha fucker was def behind that shit
 

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