Jones presentation

Investigation Division Deputy Chief

David Jones

(775) 684-7427

djones@dps.state.nv.us

Investigation Division Deputy Chief

David Jones

(775) 684-7427

djones@dps.state.nv.us

“BATH SALTS” “BATH SALTS”

Schedule I in Nevada (NAC 453.310)– Chemicals found in bath Salts are

Synthetic derivatives of Cathinone, a chemical naturally found in the Khat plant.

Mephedrone and MDPV (3-4 methylene-dioxypyrovalerone) most common Cathinones in Bath Salts

Schedule I in Nevada (NAC 453.310)– Chemicals found in bath Salts are

Synthetic derivatives of Cathinone, a chemical naturally found in the Khat plant.

Mephedrone and MDPV (3-4 methylene-dioxypyrovalerone) most common Cathinones in Bath Salts

Brand NamesBrand Names

Cloud Nine Ivory Wave Vanilla Sky White Lightening Stardust Red Dove

Cloud Nine Ivory Wave Vanilla Sky White Lightening Stardust Red Dove

Blue Silk Lunar Wave Pure Ivory Drone Diablo White Dove

Blue Silk Lunar Wave Pure Ivory Drone Diablo White Dove

Methods of IngestionMethods of Ingestion

Snorting

Orally

Injection

Smoking

Snorting

Orally

Injection

Smoking

AffectsAffects

CNS Stimulant– Rapid Heart rate– Chest Pains– Nosebleeds– Sweating– Nausea– Vomiting

CNS Stimulant– Rapid Heart rate– Chest Pains– Nosebleeds– Sweating– Nausea– Vomiting

AffectsAffects

Agitation Insomnia Irritability Dizziness Seizures Impaired

Perception of Reality

Agitation Insomnia Irritability Dizziness Seizures Impaired

Perception of Reality

Depression Paranoia Delusions Suicidal Thoughts Panic Attacks Reduced Motor

Control

Depression Paranoia Delusions Suicidal Thoughts Panic Attacks Reduced Motor

Control

Bath Salt Zombies? Bath Salt Zombies?

Munnsville, New York – Pamela McCarthy was running naked and possibly high on bath salts. She was

punching and choking her son.Husband takes child and runs away while Pamela takes

off her clothes and begins chasingthem. McCarthy got a hold of one of her dogs

and began rolling around on the ground with her legs wrapped around it strangling the dog. Officers

attempted to cuff her, but she resisted. They tried using pepper spray to subdue her, but it had no effect, so they tased her. McCarthy went into cardiac arrest and later

died at the hospital.

July 05, 2012 July 05, 2012

Lilburn, Georgia – Karl Laventure, (21) appeared out of the woods and was seen running naked around a golf range near Atlanta, swinging a club around his head and screaming. High on bath salts, he tried to attack officers. It took several officers to subdue the man who had ‘super-human strength’.

Officers tased him over 6 times. When subdued, he began threatening to eat the faces of the officers.

Lilburn, Georgia – Karl Laventure, (21) appeared out of the woods and was seen running naked around a golf range near Atlanta, swinging a club around his head and screaming. High on bath salts, he tried to attack officers. It took several officers to subdue the man who had ‘super-human strength’.

Officers tased him over 6 times. When subdued, he began threatening to eat the faces of the officers.

July 05, 2012 July 05, 2012

Louisiana - Carl Jacquneaux, high on bath salts, arrested after he bit off a piece of his neighbor’s cheek.

Altoona, Pennsylvania – Carla Murphy, stripped down naked in the maternity ward, assaulted hospital staff and tried to bite a police officer while in a drug-induced rampage after smoking bath salts.

Louisiana - Carl Jacquneaux, high on bath salts, arrested after he bit off a piece of his neighbor’s cheek.

Altoona, Pennsylvania – Carla Murphy, stripped down naked in the maternity ward, assaulted hospital staff and tried to bite a police officer while in a drug-induced rampage after smoking bath salts.

July 17, 2012 July 17, 2012

Atlanta, GA - Matthew Hammond (21) was walking around with a knife saying he’s

going to hurt somebody. Police arrive and Mathew approaches vehicle with FECES in his mouth, challenging the officers. Matthew admitted that he had smoked marijuana, drank alcohol and snorted “a lot” of bath salts

Atlanta, GA - Matthew Hammond (21) was walking around with a knife saying he’s

going to hurt somebody. Police arrive and Mathew approaches vehicle with FECES in his mouth, challenging the officers. Matthew admitted that he had smoked marijuana, drank alcohol and snorted “a lot” of bath salts

SPICESPICE

Schedule I in Nevada Synthetic Cannabinoid compounds

– Labled “Not for Human Consumption”– Sold as “Incense” – Closely Resembles Potpourri

Schedule I in Nevada Synthetic Cannabinoid compounds

– Labled “Not for Human Consumption”– Sold as “Incense” – Closely Resembles Potpourri

Professor J. W. HuffmanProfessor J. W. Huffman

Organic Chemistry Professor Clemson University Started Research in 1984 Huffman’s team developed 450

compounds

Organic Chemistry Professor Clemson University Started Research in 1984 Huffman’s team developed 450

compounds

Professor J. W. HuffmanProfessor J. W. Huffman

During an interview, he is attributed to saying the following about the consumption of his compounds:

“It’s like playing Russian roulette because we don’t have toxicity data, we don’t know the metabolites, and we don’t know the pharmacokinetics.”

During an interview, he is attributed to saying the following about the consumption of his compounds:

“It’s like playing Russian roulette because we don’t have toxicity data, we don’t know the metabolites, and we don’t know the pharmacokinetics.”

False AdvertisingFalse Advertising

Labels on Spice products often claim that they contain “natural” psycho-active material taken from a variety of plants. Spice products do contain dried plant material, but chemical analyses show that their active ingredients are synthetic (or designer) cannabinoid compounds.

Labels on Spice products often claim that they contain “natural” psycho-active material taken from a variety of plants. Spice products do contain dried plant material, but chemical analyses show that their active ingredients are synthetic (or designer) cannabinoid compounds.

Synthetic MarijuanaSynthetic Marijuana

Synthetic Marijuana is made by blending plants and herbs including damiana leaf, bay bean, blue lotus, and red clover. These ingredients are sprayed with a chemical that gives it its marijuana-like effects in the brain.

Synthetic Marijuana is made by blending plants and herbs including damiana leaf, bay bean, blue lotus, and red clover. These ingredients are sprayed with a chemical that gives it its marijuana-like effects in the brain.

SymptomsSymptoms

Rapid Heart Rate Vomiting Agitation Confusion Heart Attack

Rapid Heart Rate Vomiting Agitation Confusion Heart Attack

Hallucinations Raised BP Reduced Blood

Supply to Heart

Hallucinations Raised BP Reduced Blood

Supply to Heart

Methods of IngestionMethods of Ingestion

Smoking

Mixed with Marijuana

Prepared as an Herbal Infusion for Drinking

Smoking

Mixed with Marijuana

Prepared as an Herbal Infusion for Drinking

Popular With Young PeoplePopular With Young People

SPICE RAGE SPICE RAGE

Waco, TX – Michael Daniel, on Synthetic Marijuana (K-2) chases neighbor, then brutally kills and eats dog. When neighbors tried to intervene Daniel got down on his hands and knees and “began barking and growling like a dog”. As horrified witnesses watched, Daniel allegedly turned his drug-fuelled rage to a dog – beating, choking and then ripping pieces of flesh away and eating them.

Police found Daniel sitting on the front porch with the dogs carcass on his lap and blood and fur around his mouth and clothing. Daniel did not respond to officers at first, but when he snapped out of it, he asked officers to Tase him or fight him to snap him out of the “bad trip”.

Waco, TX – Michael Daniel, on Synthetic Marijuana (K-2) chases neighbor, then brutally kills and eats dog. When neighbors tried to intervene Daniel got down on his hands and knees and “began barking and growling like a dog”. As horrified witnesses watched, Daniel allegedly turned his drug-fuelled rage to a dog – beating, choking and then ripping pieces of flesh away and eating them.

Police found Daniel sitting on the front porch with the dogs carcass on his lap and blood and fur around his mouth and clothing. Daniel did not respond to officers at first, but when he snapped out of it, he asked officers to Tase him or fight him to snap him out of the “bad trip”.

Fallon IncidentFallon Incident

07/16/11 Renee Camarillo lived through a parent's worst nightmare on July 4 when she discovered two of her children and three of their friends overdosed on a synthetic drug and had to be rushed to the hospital.

Children ranged in age from 13 to 17 All five survived

07/16/11 Renee Camarillo lived through a parent's worst nightmare on July 4 when she discovered two of her children and three of their friends overdosed on a synthetic drug and had to be rushed to the hospital.

Children ranged in age from 13 to 17 All five survived

DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION

Sold over the internet

In Convenience Stores

Head Shops

Sold over the internet

In Convenience Stores

Head Shops

NV Schedule 1 SubstancesNV Schedule 1 Substances May 5, 2011 and February 28, 2012 the following

11 trade name cannabiniod “spice” substances were added to Schedule 1:

JWH-073 CP-47,497CP-47,497 C8 JWH-200JWH-018/AM-678JWH-210 AM-2201AM-694 JWH-122JWH-250 JWH-081

May 5, 2011 and February 28, 2012 the following 11 trade name cannabiniod “spice” substances were added to Schedule 1:

JWH-073 CP-47,497CP-47,497 C8 JWH-200JWH-018/AM-678JWH-210 AM-2201AM-694 JWH-122JWH-250 JWH-081

NV Schedule 1 CathinonesNV Schedule 1 Cathinones

Effective February 15, 2012, six synthetic cathinones, referred to as “bath salts” were added to Schedule

Effective February 15, 2012, six synthetic cathinones, referred to as “bath salts” were added to Schedule

Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Section 1152)

Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Section 1152) In an attempt to broaden the scope of

synthetic substances included as Schedule 1 (illicit) Controlled Substances, this bill was enacted on July 10, 2012. It added 26 compounds, including many additional JWH substances. The law includes salts, isomers and salts of isomers within the chemical designations.

These additional compounds have not been added to Nevada’s Schedule 1 list.

In an attempt to broaden the scope of synthetic substances included as Schedule 1 (illicit) Controlled Substances, this bill was enacted on July 10, 2012. It added 26 compounds, including many additional JWH substances. The law includes salts, isomers and salts of isomers within the chemical designations.

These additional compounds have not been added to Nevada’s Schedule 1 list.

Law Enforcement ChallengesLaw Enforcement Challenges

Limited Presumptive field test kits Lab verification of substances before

arrests Extreme volume of synthetics verses

those listed as Schedule 1 Controlled Substances

Limited Presumptive field test kits Lab verification of substances before

arrests Extreme volume of synthetics verses

those listed as Schedule 1 Controlled Substances

Law Enforcement ChallengesLaw Enforcement Challenges

False Labeling Potential return of produce from

search warrants False Manufacturer lab analysis

results Confirmation of owner/employee

understanding of the illegal substance.

False Labeling Potential return of produce from

search warrants False Manufacturer lab analysis

results Confirmation of owner/employee

understanding of the illegal substance.

Criminal Case DevelopmentCriminal Case Development

Document sales price and weights Location of product in the store Sales method (cash only) Sale via register, with or without

receipt Sold with paraphernalia (pipes,

bongs etc.)

Document sales price and weights Location of product in the store Sales method (cash only) Sale via register, with or without

receipt Sold with paraphernalia (pipes,

bongs etc.)

Criminal Case DevelopmentCriminal Case Development

Solicited conversation from the owner/clerk about the best product (highs, side effects, illness)

Purchase Trafficking amounts (over 4 grams) and multiple varieties

Solicited conversation from the owner/clerk about the best product (highs, side effects, illness)

Purchase Trafficking amounts (over 4 grams) and multiple varieties

What Can We DO?What Can We DO?

Report suspected synthetic product sales to law enforcement

Training and Education with emphasis in our schools

Formal LE notification to store owners/managers about the illegal products

Report suspected synthetic product sales to law enforcement

Training and Education with emphasis in our schools

Formal LE notification to store owners/managers about the illegal products

What Can We Do?What Can We Do?

Business Licensing Restrictions City Ordinances Media exposure to educate about

illegal status and health risks

Business Licensing Restrictions City Ordinances Media exposure to educate about

illegal status and health risks

QuestionsQuestions