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> Prosecutors say the scheme dates back to at least 2020, when Dunn first approached another airline employee to join the operation, court filings say. That per
by civilitty 3y ago
> Prosecutors say the scheme dates back to at least 2020, when Dunn first approached another airline employee to join the operation, court filings say. That person later became a confidential source for law enforcement. Dunn allegedly paid the confidential source $2,000 each shift for their help, adding up to $10,000 per week.
> Law enforcement confronted two of Dunn and Webb’s unnamed accomplices in October 2022. The unnamed people were carrying vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana that weighed a total of 30 pounds, according to court filings.
Jesus christ, how much cannabis moves through SFO on a daily basis and what fraction of it did they steal!? Last I checked a decent pound of weed costs $1,000-2,000 wholesale so they were stealing at least a pound or more a shift? Something just doesn't smell right. It sounds like the unnamed people were paid $2k per shift to smuggle stuff out instead of stealing directly but smuggling 30 pounds out at a time.... maybe not.
> On June 8, 2021, cameras captured Dunn, Webb and other employees moving black trash bags out of the secure area of the airport, according to prosecutors. Later that day, Dunn and Webb were robbed at gunpoint in the SFO employee parking lot near their vehicles. The pair reported the robbery to law enforcement but did not mention marijuana to the police.
What!?
- hindsightbias 3y ago> What!? They didn’t pay off the TSA/SFPD guys who have all the cameras, silly. Peanuts compared to a A380 larded with heroin.
- alephnerd 3y agoSFO doesn't have TSA agents. The staff managing the security lines at SFO are all contractors from a private company as SF got an exemption from the Federal Govt in 2002 to continue managing security on their own. Also, security at SFO doesn't check for Weed. This has been an open policy of theirs for years.
- justinclift 3y ago> Also, security at SFO doesn't check for Weed. This has been an open policy of theirs for years. That likely explains why this operation was able to work at the scale it was.
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- fbdab103 3y agoThe robbery smells like a few too many people knew what was happening and wanted their own taste of the action.