Llama Family Drug Bust

SANDPOINT -- Dozens of local drug users provided city police with information that led to
a Thursday arrest that's expected to reduce drug trafficking in Bonner County.

Some of these local drug users, who reportedly ranged from 16 to 24 years, have already
been arrested.

Others were confidential informants, Police chief Mark Lockwood said Tuesday.

Lockwood would not comment when asked about the confidential informants and their
fates because the investigation continues.

"We spent a year (with this investigation)," he said. "There was a lot of linkage that was
done there through criminal analysis."

The investigation involving Sandpoint police going undercover to help federal officials
resulted in the arrest two leaders from this major drug trafficking ring known as Llama
Tribe. Palmer Hanson, 26, and Allen Lint, 26, both of Yakima, Wash., were arrested in
Spokane by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Sandpoint police gained trust of leaders who belong to the Llama Tribe, according to a
news release. The group is believed to have supplied up to 90 percent of the acid in the
western United States. The group also supplied this area with acid, mushrooms, ecstasy
and marijuana.

Sandpoint narcotics detectives learned local drug users obtained these drugs from area
barter fairs and brought the drugs to Sandpoint for resale or personal use.

A barter fair is a gathering of people who buy and sell things like jewelry, clothing and
food on private property. It's also a market for drugs, which are openly sold and
consumed.

These fairs are difficult to bust. Warrants are difficult to obtain because police need to
identify who they are after. The property owner generally doesn't deal drugs, but is aware
of the activity.

It's believed enough people from the area were going to these barter fairs not to buy drugs
for just personal use, Lockwood said.

"These fairs are all part of the investigation," he said. "There's probably a lot of folks
who've seen them and attended them."

"This is still an active (drug ring)," Lockwood continued. "We took some people off the top.
We don't know where this will lead."

It's possible Hanson and Lint could be charged by Sandpoint police.

"We're going to leave that option on the table," Lockwood said. "It's a joint investigation.
They're going through the federal system, but that doesn't exclude filing state charges in
the future."
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Sucks that alot of the acid is gone but i got ripped off at a bartfair by them. so fuck them.

Who all attends barterfairs?

 

barter fairs are mainly in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Northern California. There are some in other states. I live in Washington where the largest barterfair is. It's called Tonasket. Around 20,000 people attend. you litterally cant walk 10 feet with out being asked if you want acid.