Smuggling and Dope. By John Shaver From TAP # 80 12-82 This is the first of many articles that I plan to write for TAP about a subject that is very dear to my heart.... DOPE. I have been reading TAP for a while and absolutely LOVE Dr. Atomic's Underground Drug News. Like most "dopies", I read all of the mags devoted to the world of drugs and drug related objects. Not to undermine Dr. Atomic, but my articles will consist mainly of how-to information about drug related objects and drug smuggling. Correct me if I am wrong, but Dr. Atomic writes mainly about the how-to aspect of the chemistry- drug field. In my first article, I would like to tell you about an incident which hap- pended to me while I was overseas in Europe. Anyone who wants to get his hands on some cheap hash or coke should consider making a trip to Europe. Many cheap charter flights fly out of New York and a major haul could more than pay for the trip. In Berlin, I purchased ten grams of has on the street for 8 German marks per gram. For those who are not up to date on the exchange rate of US dollars to Marks, the price is translated into $3.85 per gram! But how good is the hash you ask? Well, a friend and I smoked a rolled up cigarette laced with a small amount of hash while on the return flight to New York and in a matter of five minutes, we were knocked out. When the plane began to fly upside down, we knew we were stoned off our asses. Incidentally, one should smoke hash in the lavatory of the jet, not in one's seat! And now for the real shocking truth...Coke sells in Berlin for the amazingly low price of $50 per gram. This coke is as good as any here in the USA and is the best I have found for free-basing. Other good deals include Heroin and an occasional hit of LSD. All of these harder drugs are extremely cheap and surprisingly cheap. How can I smuggle the hash, etc. into the US of A? Here are a few sugges- tions I know to work very well. First, when going through customs in the US, wear a business suit and a tie. The customs officials will be less likely to ask you to open your suit case if you look presentable. Another suggestion is never to make jokes and laugh while standing in line at customs. Those SOB's have been know to strip 80 year old women who joke around in line..... just makes yourself as status-quo as possible. What if custom officials do decide to examine your luggage? One way which I smuggled in some great shash was by cutting a bar of soap in half, hollowing it out, and packing the dope inside. Then put the bar back together and use water to seal it. Even the best dog couldn't smell through that type of pack- ing. For larger "shipments", conceal it in any type of regular container and put it in a plastic garbage bag. Then put all of your dirty clothes on top of it and top that owith your dirty underwear. No self respecting customs agent will root through a bunch of smelly clothes to the bottem. If you want to hide toe drugs on your person, the best place is your crotch. Be sure he isn't queer if he decides to frisk you. Fine, I know the city and the means of getting the drugs back, but how the hell do I find the street where the drugs are located? Berlin is a large city and one needs a map to find the arreas I am talking about. If you write to me care of TAP I will be more than happy to send you a map with the areas marked, and even send you info on where the cheapest airlines are located. Roundtrip to Berlin from New York can be as cheap as $450!