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Case 76: Silk Road (Part 1)

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Drugs and the American Kingpin by Nick Bilden

Jared's supervisor allowed him to take on Silk Road as a side project. Jared started collecting drugs He went to see the customs and border protection officer at O'Hare Airport and asked him to keep every single envelope that had drugs inside Every night, Jared drove to the airport and collected whatever drugs had been found In about two months, he had 100 envelopes At the end of November 2011, Jared felt he had enough to make a case, they met with an assistant U.S. Attorney in Chicago The following is detailed in the book American Kingpin by Nick Bilden.

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