Sad News on RC...PLEASE READ...

[b52]

YO...HOLD UP a minute there little lady....... thin ya might have missed this part....

WOW.......
but bout the coke??? ..... So fckin what... i could care less if he wore carrots up his ass n hopped arond on one foot..... give the man his due..he did somethign that wasn't done before or since... that site was the best ever i think n Like Elvis in teh 50s ...there'll be imitators but nobodys going to do one like that again..
LOL..G DAM that was a long time ago..... yeah That was an excellent site....

N for the Truly confused childish one.....

Theres two kinds of MEn on this planet son......THose who LOVE AMERICA n those who hate themselves for Loving her..... IF ya cant find a flag just salute the moon we put 6 of em up there to make it easy on ya....LOL...Cheer up. there sport.........everything is going to be OK.... BAhahah.... get happy.

 

[sir_NiceGuy]

RC was consistently amicable to me. I had some issues with HS/Cbay delivery times & he (or P) always got back to me without much delay. No complaints from me. Like many of you, I miss them dearly. I wish them all only the most K+

 

[bakerman]

I miss the Site(s) and the auctions and people there!

 

[CosmicGiggle]

Hey, I just noticed the date in another thread - today is RC's birthday (9/13/67).

Happy birthday RC, if you're out there, hope things are working out for you.

 

[melty]

This thread is about RC. This is the first time on any board that I have ever said that people need to post about the thread topic only. If you had a bad experience with him, post it. If you had a good experience post it. However, leave nonsense out of this thread. I miss the old Cannabis World. RC gave me that gift. I love the current Cannabis World as well, but often it is a ghost town, which can be hard to deal with at times. Happy Birthday RC.

oldpink and Kharmagirl ....thanks for your posts.

 

[hanuman]

scoop ?

scoop ?

There is a recent update (September 15th) about RC/heaven's stairways/OG (although OG or CW are not mentioned as such) in the article below taken from a Canadian news site. Trouble is it is in French.

I don't have time right now, but if anyone is interested, I could translate it into English. It happens to be my job, so...

Apparently all the people involved got away with light sentences such as fines and community work, except for RC himself, who is facing a jail sentence!

http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080915/CPACTUALITES/80915003/1019/CPACTUALITES

Edit : I might as well paste the article here before it's deleted from the news site, so here it is:

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Les cybertrafiquants de graines de cannabis plaident coupables

Christiane Desjardins
La Presse

Les cybertrafiquants de semences de cannabis, arrêtés à Montréal lors de la première rafle du genre à survenir au Canada, en janvier 2006, se sont tous avoués coupables, il y a quelques semaines, au palais de justice de Montréal. Ils ont écopé d’amendes et de peines à purger dans la collectivité.

Seul le chef de cette lucrative et illicite PME, qui œuvrait sous le nom de Heaven’s Stairway, Richard Hratch Baghdadlian, âgé de 41 ans, n’a pas reçu sa sentence encore. La Couronne compte demander une peine de pénitencier dans son cas.

Par le biais de huit sites internet, «l’entreprise» rayonnait dans le monde entier. Elle se spécialisait dans la vente de graines viables de cannabis aux noms aussi évocateurs que Skunk, Killer Queen Two, Bubble Gum… Elle offrait également des conseils pour réussir sa plantation, déjouer les policiers, et tenait des blogues sur la culture de mari. Les ordinateurs étaient installés dans le sous sol d’un quadruplex, situé au 12 059, Marsan, à Cartierville, où habitait d’ailleurs Baghdadlian et des membres de sa famille. C’est aussi là qu’on remplissait les commandes.

Les semences se vendaient de 10 à 15 $ dollars pièce, et on comptait en moyenne 10 semences par commande. La GRC évalue que Heaven’s Stairway remplissait de 100 à 150 commandes par semaine. Elle comptait des clients un peu partout dans le monde, notamment au Japon et en Australie, mais la majorité résidaient aux États-Unis. Les acheteurs devaient envoyer le paiement en même temps qu’ils passaient leur commande. Sur le site, on pouvait lire cet avertissement : «Pour votre propre sécurité, nous vous suggérons de ne jamais faire livrer la marchandise à l’endroit de votre plantation.»

Le réseau était actif depuis au moins 1997, mais ce n’est qu’en 2004 qu’il a attiré l’attention de la GRC. L’élément déclencheur fut la découverte d’un colis rempli de milliers de semences en provenance des Pays-Bas. En laissant filer le paquet, mais en suivant sa trace, la police est remontée jusqu’à Baghdadlian.

Les policiers ont dû intervenir en catastrophe le soir du 31 janvier 2006, parce le réseau avait été mis au courant de l’intérêt que leur portait la GRC. Quand les policiers ont frappé, une grande partie du matériel était déjà démantelé et se trouvait dans des sacs poubelles. Néanmoins, ils ont saisi 200 000 semences, un peu plus de 183 000 $US, trois lingots d’or, une moto Harley Davidson… Des données comptables trouvées sur place laissent supposer qu’entre 2000 et 2006, la PME a généré des profits de plus de trois millions de dollars.

Les personnes suivantes, qui agissaient à titre d’employés, ont plaidé coupable à des accusations de complot pour trafic et exportation, et ont écopé d’amendes et de peines à purger dans la collectivité : Manuel Bento Reitor Fernandez, Geoffrey Chan, Theresa Rodrigues et Jamie Lee Shaw. Christopher Almond, qui était absent, doit pour sa part plaider coupable le 14 octobre prochain. Maria-Cristina Civitillo, conjointe de Baghdadlian, a plaidé coupable à des accusations de blanchiment d’argent. Elle a écopé d’une peine de deux ans moins un jour à purger dans la collectivité, ainsi que d’une amende de 15 000 $.

Baghdadlian doit revenir devant le tribunal le 14 octobre, ainsi que le 15 décembre, pour la confiscation de ses biens et recevoir sa peine. En vertu de la loi, les semences viables de cannabis sont considérées comme de la drogue.

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[Blazned]

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[BUDDY BOY]

I love the internet...

The cybertrafiquants cannabis seeds plead guilty

Christiane Desjardins
Press

The cybertrafiquants seed cannabis, arrested in Montreal during the first raid of its kind to occur in Canada in January 2006, have all declared guilty, a few weeks ago at the courthouse in Montreal. They were sentenced to fines and sentences in the community.

Only the head of this lucrative and illicit SMEs, who worked under the name Heaven's Stairway, Richard Hratch Baghdadlian, aged 41, has not yet received his award. Crown to seek a sentence of prison in his case.

Through eight websites, "the company" beamed around the world. She specializes in the sale of cannabis seeds viable names as evocative as Skunk, Two Killer Queen, Bubble Gum ... It also offered tips for successful planting, outsmart the police and kept blogs on the culture of husband. The computers were installed in the basement of a quadruplex, located at 12 059, Marsan in Cartierville, where lived elsewhere Baghdadlian and members of his family. It is also where we fulfill orders.

The seeds were selling 10 to $ 15 dollars, and there were on average 10 seeds per order. The RCMP estimates that Heaven's Stairway filled 100 to 150 orders per week. She has clients around the world, including Japan and Australia, but the majority residing in the United States. Buyers should send the payment as they spent their command. On the site, there was this warning: "For your own safety we suggest you never deliver the goods against your planting."

The network was active since at least 1997, but it was not until 2004 that drew the attention of the RCMP. The trigger was the discovery of a package filled with thousands of seed from the Netherlands. By letting the package, but according to him, the police rose up Baghdadlian.

The police had to intervene in disaster on the evening of 31 January 2006, because the network had been made aware of the interest that bore the RCMP. When the police struck, much of the equipment was dismantled and was placed in garbage bags. However, they seized 200 000 seeds, a little over U.S. $ 183 000, three gold, a Harley Davidson motorcycle ... accounting data found on the ground suggest that between 2000 and 2006, SMEs generated profits more than three million dollars.

The following individuals who were acting as employees, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic and export, and sentenced to fines and sentences in the community: Reitor Bento Manuel Fernandez, Geoffrey Chan, Theresa Rodrigues and Jamie Lee Shaw. Christopher Almond, who was absent, for its part must plead guilty on 14 October. Maria Cristina Civitillo, joint Baghdadlian, pleaded guilty to money laundering. She sentenced to a term of two years less a day to be served in the community, and a fine of $ 15 000.

Baghdadlian must return to court on October 14 and December 15, for the confiscation of his property and receive his sentence. Under the law, viable cannabis seeds are considered as drugs.

 

[basilfarmer]

boy it took a long time to see through the mist

thanks buddy boy for that info, and amen to your words Blazned

the real terrorists are those abusing their power.

 

[~Alaska~]

Damn, some resolution after all this time.

A

 

[Funkyskunk]

sounds more like a big slap on the wrist sofar!


fs

 

[sir_NiceGuy]

Give it time. RC's court dates just so happen to coincide with election time in Canuckville...
AND "crime" is one of the main targets those government pigs are focusing on in their limp excuses for campaigning.

 

[HashishinReidi]

Thanks alot for posting that info bb , i sure do hope he does not get to long.Not that he should get any jail in the first place .One thing i dont understand is ,how can he even be charged when folks are still selling seeds in canada .

 

[KharmaGirl]

2 words: "Conservative Government".

 

[basilfarmer]

the sad thing is, the liberals voted in favour of the new mandatory sentencing bill

what a bunch of losers

 

[Scoobs]

I am throwing my support behind the NDP.



The conservatives just want to lock me up and beat me with a stick till I submit to their views on life.

 

[KharmaGirl]

Let's actually steer away from political talk......

 

[sir_NiceGuy]

Somewhere along the lines I hope there's a pardon & we can all get back to what we were doing on cbay.
Chat @ ya there.

 

[shantibaba]

Hi All

I knew Rc pretty well and was around at CW and OG from the beginning. He is a calm guy and probably had alot of fear drilled into him over this event. I understand what he is going through and I can tell you it is an extremely difficult time for him and his family. I hope he comes away from this without a jail sentence as it does not serve anyone or anything in a positive way whatsoever. Money laundering is however a difficult charge to defend if they interpret it in their sticky ways...so all I can say is we will be burning several for him on the days of his trials...I personally wish him a speedy return to his family and alot of good years and happy moments...all the best RC the whole of the MNS community is with you....Shantibaba

 

[Guest]

We're sending good vibes to him and his family.