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Marketing Magic

Police working undercover at the Gathering of the Juggalos music festival in Thornville, Ohio, didn’t have to work hard to find someone dealing drugs at the event: a sheriff’s deputy noticed Malik H. Ahmad, 38, “on a loud speaker advertising cocaine for sale.” Ahmad and his girlfriend, Jessica Reyes, 20, both from Wisconsin, were arrested after a brief struggle, and police confiscated 100g of cocaine, a “large amount” of heroin, and a “large amount” of money. Ahmad wasn’t the only one: Kimmy V. Gable of Ohio was arrested after deputies noticed he was holding a cardboard sign advertising he was selling cocaine, marijuana, ketamine, and beer. (RC/Newark Advocate) ...Drugs: not the only thing they were advertising.
Original Publication Date: 21 August 2016
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.

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