Ex-Cop Gives Tips On How To Hide Drugs

Former Texas Drug Cop Makes Video Titled 'Never Get Busted Again'

(AP)  A one-time Texas drug agent described by his former boss as perhaps the best narcotics officer in the country plans to market a how-to video on concealing drugs and fooling police.

Barry Cooper, who has worked for small police departments in East Texas, plans to launch a Web site next week where he will sell his video, "Never Get Busted Again," the Tyler Morning Telegraph reported in its online edition Thursday.

A promotional video says Cooper will show viewers how to "conceal their stash," "avoid narcotics profiling" and "fool canines every time."

Cooper, who said he favors the legalization of marijuana, made the video in part because he believes the nation's fight against drugs is a waste of resources. Busting marijuana users fills up prisons with nonviolent offenders, he said.

"My main motivation in all of this is to teach Americans their civil liberties and what drives me in this is injustice and unfairness in our system," Cooper told the newspaper.

Cooper said his Web site should be operating by Tuesday.

As a drug officer, Cooper said, he made more than 800 drug arrests and seized more than 50 vehicles and $500,000 in cash and assets.

"He was even better than he says he was," said Tom Finley, Cooper's former boss on a West Texas drug task force and now a private investigator in Midland. "He was probably the best narcotics officer in the state and maybe the country during his time with the task force."

News of the video has angered authorities, including Richard Sanders, an agent with the Tyler Drug Enforcement Agency. Sanders said he plans to investigate whether the video violates any laws.

"It outrages me personally as I'm sure it does any officer that has sworn an oath to uphold the laws of this state, and nation," Sanders said. "It is clear that his whole deal is to make money and he has found some sort of scheme, but for him to go to the dark side and do this is infuriating."

Smith County Deputy Constable Mark Waters, a narcotics officer, said the video is insulting to law enforcement officials.

"This is a slap in the face to all that we do to uphold the laws and keep the public safe," he said.

[fallngempire]

Of course, the root issue here is overlooked yet again: The "War on drugs" is a failure. You cannot win the war on drugs because it is inherently unwinnable, and to make it worse, the federal government has no intentions of winning the war. It serves their interests to keep the war running strong year after year.

[oleander8]

It is absurd that marijuana is illegal and booze is readily available.

[ronaldstark]

"the federal government has no intentions of winning the war. It serves their interests to keep the war running strong year after year."

While this is correct....it is not in the NATION's best interest to keep it running.

What the government doesnt understand is how much more profitable it would be to simply legalize marijuana and keep everything else illegal. Sell it in LIQUOR stores only.
People think the Gov't make so much more keeping it illegal but that is simply UNTRUE. The amount of people smoking it in the USA is much greater than the amount of people getting busted. Most first time offenders in most states get to do community service and drug ed. and get it wiped from their record without even using their AR or paying a single penny.
They could TAX marijuana and erase the national deficit in a few years while opening the prisons to people who really belong there.
Also...for those who respond it is a gateway drug...this is also misinformation spread by the DEA and FDA. The real gateway drug to cocaine is Alcohol. All my friends who got into coke got it through the bars. The gateway to heroin is cocaine. So legalize it. Screw duPont. I think they've made plenty off nylon. Time to give the farmers back the hemp fields!!!!

[charlemaine1]

This guy is going to make a small fortune!

[suiteo1]

Seems to me the whole issue of this DVD can be "neutralized" if the law enforcement agencies watch the video too! This way the video becomes useless once the drugies know they are not the only ones with this information. There will be no secrets and everyone will be on equal ground, so what value will it have in the end? Everyone will already know about all the hiding spots.

[tpeks40]

Good for him!! How about worrying about information about meth cooking, and bomb makers on the web and leave the little guy who is hurting nobody but himself alone? We seem to think that alcohol is ok, since it's legal, so why not tax pot, and use some of the money to educate people against stronger drugs. What a waste of resourses, and prison space, to house drug offenders. These people need reform, not prison, and what better way to pay for the expense of reform than taxing an inert drug like marijuana? One last point, take away the street aspect of the sale of drugs and you would probably take away some of the senseless killing happening on our streets too.

[ronaldstark]

"Seems to me the whole issue of this DVD can be "neutralized" if the law enforcement agencies watch the video too! This way the video becomes useless once the drugies know they are not the only ones with this information. There will be no secrets and everyone will be on equal ground, so what value will it have in the end? Everyone will already know about all the hiding spots."

This does not make sense. It is essentially the law enforcement people who created the video. Why would they need to watch it when they already know about it. What this guy is probably telling you on the DVD is....Hey if you do this the dogs won't be able to smell. If you act this way or don't put that sticker on your car...you won't be profiled. Probably mostly common sense stuff for people who have lost their common sense due to consuming to many drugs. He could do a DVD for extremist muslims to avoid being profiled as well. Hey Muhammed don't put that "Jihad, does a body good" sticker on your car.

[paulraydavis]

I don't think they would ever win the war on drugs,kinda like they haven't ever been able to fully stop the speeders...But if their was no speed signs and no cops to enfore it i wonder how many more would be dead in accident's??And if the gov. never took a stand against drugs,wonder how many more would be dead of od's and wonder how much more rampant hiv would be...Also how about how so many more violent crimes would likely take place because hardcore druggies would want to be able to feed their habit??So to stop busting the drug users,drug dealers is absurd!!!Sounds like this cop has a beef with his former authority figures,and sounds like he has the Sin problem of "THE LOVE OF MONEY"...

[xenalily]

I think Barry Cooper is obviously trying to make some big bucks, but maybe if parents were to see his video they would have a good idea of where to snoop in their children's things if they suspect drug use. I don't know if I really agree with legalizing marijuana. It's not as simple as taxing it to allow the deficite to be eradicated. I have used marijuana and alcohol and tobacco- but nothing hard like cocaine or heroine. Frankly, I never had life by the tail when I was smoking tobacco, drinking or smoking pot. While it can be a recreational and fun thing to do on occasion, as with alcohol- too much is not good and I think you can become dependant on it. I have family members who are regular marijuana users and both have suffered reproductive cancers at a young age. Legalizing a substance without realizing its health impact on the country would actually get us in more debt with health care costs and medicaid. And I am not saying that alcohol and tobacco don't have a huge effect now on health care costs now. I guess I'm just not down with the idea of legalizing another substance that can create a bigger health crisis than we already have in this country.

[suiteo1]

This does not make sense. It is essentially the law enforcement people who created the video. Why would they need to watch it when they already know about it.

THIS doesn't make sense either. I don't know, you tell me. The law enforcement agencies are in an uproar about SOMETHING! If they already know about it, then what is all the shouting about?

[ronaldstark]

"THIS doesn't make sense either. I don't know, you tell me. The law enforcement agencies are in an uproar about SOMETHING! If they already know about it, then what is all the shouting about? "

The shouting is about THE PUBLIC getting the information they already are aware of. Law Enforcement knows where they are vulnerable. These vulnerabilties are exactly what this guy is exposing on his DVD. So by the cops watching this DVD I guarantee most will not be very surprised at what they hear and see from this ex-cop.

[krotec54]

Yes, Legalize marijuana. The Netherlands seems to be doing alright with it's coffee shops. And its so much better than booze.

[frankly6]

I don't use drugs but I do think that criminalizing marajuana is a waste of taxpayer resources as is much of the supply-side aproach to the "war on drugs". It's just one big game of wackamole.

[ronaldstark]

".......I have family members who are regular marijuana users and both have suffered reproductive cancers at a young age. Legalizing a substance without realizing its health impact on the country would actually get us in more debt with health care costs and medicaid. And I am not saying that alcohol and tobacco don't have a huge effect now on health care costs now. I guess I'm just not down with the idea of legalizing another substance that can create a bigger health crisis than we already have in this country. "



I can't believe you can say this when Big Pharma is constantly putting out new drugs that have had little testing done. And these drugs are legal to get prescribed. But NO...The terminally ILL cancer patient isnt allowed to be prescribed marijuana to increase his or her appetite when the only other legal alternatives are much more dangerous with numerous side effects.
Ya know people get hooked on TWINKIES and I bet they cause some serious health problems. Lets ban twinkies and junk food. Hey lets be crazy liberals and ban anything that can harm you in the slightest bit.

[random_radar]

Just for reference, I don't drink, smoke, or use any other recreational drugs. I think its a bad idea to be out of control of my actions or damage my body.

That being said, I am opposed to criminalizing drugs. Putting people in jail for using drugs serves no purpose. If someone commits a crime against another person, punish them for actual harm to the other person. Don't punish people for private "vices" if no harm is done without consent.

Alcohol is legal, but not everyone has become an alcoholic. Illegal drugs are readily available to those who want them, and not everyone has become an addict. A hundred years ago there were almost no drug regulations and most people were not using anything worse than alcohol and marijuana. Sure, there were heroin addicts and hashish smokers, but society was in no danger of collapsing.

If you want to understand the true motivation for the war on Drugs, follow the money. The government fights a losing war on drugs because the (unconstitutional) search and seizure laws are so profitable. Police and government agencies make billions seizing property from the accused (even if they are innocent).

The war on drugs is one of the best rackets going. Government officials don't give a hoot about your well-being, they are motivated by power and profit.

[trid2bnrml]

It's interesting to see the changes in how this man is perceived, even by his own partners in law enforcement. "Going to the 'dark side', because of his personal opinions.

What's the fury about? So he publishes this information; the police will be sure to check or correct what he details in his effort, making it a mute point.

What I see the issue is not that he's publishing law enforcement operations procedures or aiding criminals in any substantial way, but more likely than not, because he has blasted their golden job security opportunity which is the fantasy of a war on drugs.

The statistics bear his truth, that the prisons are housing non-violent drug offenders in the majority and is this country's biggest cash cow industry. I applaud him because of his background, because, unlike most of us, he has the hands-on experience to make his judgment!

Reality is---they are pissed off at the attack on their wallets, because without the supposed war on drugs, we wouldn't need as many law enforcement officers for surveillance, or to investigate the masses and arrest thousands of people every year for "drug crimes" committed in their own homes in private.

Many police officers have made it abundantly clear that they couldn't care less about drug users, but they DO care about losing their jobs, and THAT is the nerve he has struck.

[random_radar]

"Ya know people get hooked on TWINKIES and I bet they cause some serious health problems. Lets ban twinkies and junk food."

Um, last I heard they are headed that way in New York City. Its the same Puritanical mentality. You don't like what your neighbor is doing, pass a law against it and put them in jail.

So be cafeful--it appears there is no example so ludicrous that some self-righteous person won't take it to heart and make you a criminal.

[ronaldstark]

They are not really seizing all that much from Marijuana users/sellers/growers. They are seizing the big stuff from Crack/Heroin/Ecstasy/Coke dealers/distributors.

So legalizing the Pot would actually increase their money in addition to the already billion dollar seizure industry they have created.

BTW. Hashish is the same thing as marijuana. It is just more concentrated so it takes much less to get high.

[xenalily]

random_radar- a hundred years ago we still had no child labor laws and blacks couldn't vote, so your argument is kind of unreasonable. There was cocaine, heroine, absinth, marijuana and alcohol abuse back then just as there is now. The difference is that there weren't AK47's around to allow drug dealers to be violent. I am not talking about the recreation pot user being the villain in the war on drugs- obviously it's much higher up the food chain than that- but I refuse to believe that marijuana isn't addictive and that it would be a really good idea to legalize it. Just as I wouldn't want my 16 year old to smoke cigarettes or be drinking alcohol, I wouldn't want to give them greater access to pot- sorry- I just don't think it's great for society. Obviously if you want to split hairs and say which drug is more socially acceptable and less harmful then yes pot can be put in that category- but lets face it drinking and smoking pot on a frequent basis does not do anyone any good.

[ronaldstark]

I used to be a liberal until I realized how anti-freedom they are. Now I've been drifting more towards the right.

[random_radar]

RonaldStark,

Check out www.mises.org. You will never want to be a liveral or conservative again. You will be enlightened!

[ronaldstark]

xenalily,
sorry to tell you but kids have much greater access to marijuana than alcohol. Its much easier for a 15 year old to find someone to sell them a joint than it is for them to get a six pack. I know this from experience. So by legalizing it and putting in a liquor store type place...you would actually be reducing its availability to your 16 year old.

[random_radar]

xenalily,

They made alcohol illegal, and the underworld discovered Thompson submachine guns and violence for selling it illegally. When alcohol was legalized again, the violence went away.

Sounds a lot like what is happening with cocaine and AK 47s today, doesn't it? Legalize all drugs and the violence will go away.

And stopping blacks from voting was a government prohibitive law, just like stopping people from using drugs. It is good we ended that that evil of government, just as it would be good to end the drug laws. Freedom for all citizens, without regard to race, color, ***, creed, or private habits!

[neitherone]

This man is my hero of the day :)

[random_radar]

xenalily,

Oh, I forgot to address one other point you made. Teenagers have no rights until they reach the age of majority. I am not advocating allowing them access to any drug.

As far as I am concerned, you as a parent have complete and absolute control over your children until they turn 18 or 21, depending upon the laws of the land.

[delta5243]

that man will be getting my money

[xenalily]

RonaldStark- Medical Marijuana is a totally different subject than what we are discussing here. And Big Pharma isn't my friend here either- that is the fault of the drug company lobbyists and all the politicians being bought- that is why they become FDA approved before proper testing. I know I'll get blasted on this one butI'm sick of my tax dollars going to support people through medicaid who make really bad decisions about their health and that includes those who eat too many Twinkies, smoke and drink too much and do drugs! Why would I want to support something that will harm others? I have used pot and I know what it does to you- it makes you less productive- it just does- I don't know how anyone can argue that point. IF, statistically it is proven that there are so many hundreds of thousands of people in the prisons who are SOLELY guilty of marijuana possesion, then sure the system should be changed, but I really don't know that is as factual a statement as a lot of posters here are making it seem.

[agnim]

"Ex-Cop Gives Tips On How To Hide Drugs"

This is hilarious that this so-called ex-cop can even contemplate such virtueless act and ILLEGALITY and thinks that he can get away with it, and even worse to profit from it. LOL

Anyone who aides and abet the destruction of American Nervous Systems is just another common criminal.

And if the law is foolish enough to allow him, this would be perfect opportunity for a vigilante cop or a concerned citizen to put this dangerous dummy out of business PERMANENTLY!

[brasidas3]

This guy has a lot of guts. The anti drug laws of this nation are archaic and oppresive. Any drug that does not cause the user to actively harm others is none of the Government's business. They could get involved by assuring what the seller says is actually in there and making sure that no poisons are present, but that's too much to ask. I'm tired of my taxes being wasted on imprisoning otherwise innocent, law abiding citizens. That, however, is second to the fact that in what is supposed to be the land of the free, so many have their freedom taken away.

[ronaldstark]

"Anyone who aides and abet the destruction of American Nervous Systems is just another common criminal."

Wow you have really opened a can of worms here!!!

Where do I start? Hmmm...lets see...lets begin with Television....oh and then lets move on to that funny smell you excrete from your cars muffler....Seriously though. Everyone in this country contributes to the destrustion of the american nervous system in one way or another....that is unless they live in the mountains and don't pee in the streams.

[pushpull46]

Legalize NOW!! Stop wasting taxpayers money on a fruitless war that can never be won!!!

[supercop144]

Here we go! Another small time narc thinking he knows how to fool all the police. I'd say he was already in the business of fooling police especially the ones he worked with and for. Good luck on your video. I cannot wait to see how many different ways you have developed to hide your dope that has not been attempted already. You are just another criminal to me. For all the hard working police women and men who fight to keep justice alive, tell the story nationwide when you arrest this world renown narcotics officer. Sorry, but I never heard of you.
For all you who think narcotics should be legalized tell that to the thousands of small childern in the world who are neglected, abused and killed every year by their non-violent layed back drug abusing want to be parents.

[ronaldstark]

xenalily,
You are right that there probably arent hundreds of thousands of people in prison solely because of pot....BUT...The resources and time our courts use to process marijuana users takes away from the quick convictions we need for murderers and child molesters and other criminals.

You must agree that the damage caused by POT being illegal outweighs the good it is being illegal.

[ronaldstark]

supercop144,
We are not advocating for narcotics to be legal. We're talking pot...not opiates or coca products!
When I was taught in school about drugs narcotics were anything opiate or coca derived. not cannabis.

[supercop144]

Hey ronald,
What about all the prescriptions that people doctor shop for. How about methamphetamine which contains no opiates that have ruined a nation. What about putting marijuana in formaldehyde and then being smoked. How do think you will control the cartels and motorcycle gangs who control the majority of cannabis coming into the United States. Are you going to step up and confront these so called legal entities. Its all about money and they are not about to give up their piece of the pie. So law enforcement continues to be a tool used so legal marijuana suppliers can reap the rewards

[ronaldstark]

supercop,
I'd like to see it switched over just like alcohol was so many years ago. Was the gov't so afraid of the mob that they kept it illegal. No. Regulate it in Liquor Stores. If I still smoked I'd much rather go down to the weed shop then continue buying it from some sketchy biker dude.
If it was regulated, the bad guys would stop selling it. The only drug I'd like to see legalized is cannabis. I think all other drugs lead straight to loserville....my 2 cents.

[redrubydoo]

supercop144--
You stated "motorcycle gangs who control the majority of cannabis coming into the United States"

Um, go to hell. Im in a M/C...its the *** illegals that bring that pot over here. They wouldnt be able to read this because its in English for one.

You need to go back to cop school you jerk.

I think this is KICK! Stupid BIG HEAD cops out there they are all BARNEYfied.

People go down for a bag of weed, but yet its ok if the COP beats the *** out of his wife...Happens all the time.

I hate cops.

[jrtoddskow2]

Hey supercop144,
It should be stupercop144! Have never seen a case in which a parent killed or violently beat their children who had a buzz from pot! I'm an attorney in a prominet State and City, glad your not on our police force, sounds like you have something to hide also!? I'm tired of Dirty Cops in our system Country wide! Do your HOMEWORK officer and pay attention!

[jaqued]

Dark side? Think about it he makes a video on where to hide drugs. The drug population buys the video...the police buy it too and look where he said to hide it. Result a 100% bust rate. How is that bad?

[jrtoddskow2]

RonaldStark,
I'd watch the "skechy biker dude" ***, your life wll probably be saved by one before it is saved by a rougue cop, grow your own *** if you don't respect where you get it from! Not only am I an att. I am an MC in the Veterans!

[klegh]

Where is the indignation for radar detectors? Speeders kill more people than pot. Let us smoke (and pay a tax) in peace........

[mitch0927]

Been smoking pot steadily for 30 years. I work in a very technical field; have a PhD in Quantum Mathematics, a Masters Degree in Applied Mathematics, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronic Engineering, and Tutor mathematics to the underprivileged kids who want to do better in math. Work a steady 55-60 hours a week. I usually go over a year between times I am sick. I have had the same job for over 22 years and have advanced pretty well in pay and position. I am not a heavy smoker of it, but something like after a long day at work, go home, take care of my pets, check my messages and take a few hits to remove the stress of the day. I have never and will never let it affect my work or job. I don't drink alcohol but maybe a beer or two after mowing the lawn in the summer time. I truly believe that if the government could figure out how to tap into the 35 Billion dollar a year crop, they would. Yes, 35 Billion. It is the number one money making crop in the United States. I have always wondered why they don't stick it in liquor stores like mentioned before, because that would be considered a SIN tax. It can be regulated and possibly decrease the amount of cigarette smokers there are, because this a proven fact that pot has fewer harmful chemicals in it than cigarettes. Just my opinion that%u2019s all. I have read the others and they all have a good point.

[peaceforusa]

Legalize Marijuana, tax it like cigarettes and alcohol...government wins through the extra tax monies it collects and all the people who enjoy getting high can do so, and the taxpayers get rewarded because they can finally release all the prisoners that are in prison on marijuana charges and they can go to work instead of us paying for them. Just don't get high and drive or you will be cited for DUI just like alcohol. That should be the law of the land!!!

[nadeau4201]

reddrubydoo... hell yeah!!!!!!
My 6 year old asked a cop once "Shouldn't you be at a doughnut shop somewhere?" Ah I guess my hard work paid off. The only thing these a**holes serve and protect is their own interest. I tell my kids to watch out for them and to know your rights because in my town I live near the state police barracks and they love pulling over teenagers just for the hell of it. They treat everyone as suspect and it's no wonder why some people hate them. Oh and stupidpig144 go smoke a dooby you sound a little up tight.

[xenalily]

RonaldStark- here are a few things that keep me from believing that marijuana should be legalized and that it would save the US so much money:
just as growers and distillers regulate the production and standards of purity for alcohol, marijuana would have to be cultivated and regulated and tested. Then does the US government start cutting subsidies and paying American farmers to grow pot because it isn't legal overseas so they can't import it? What keeps the drug from being stolen from US subsidized farmers in this country and being put on the black market for sale in another country where it isn't legalized? How may people in the US would realistically support having their tax dollars used to subsidize marijuana farmers only to have that money lining the pockets of thieves when the crops are stolen? There aren't enough countries in the world who have legalized pot to make a profitable export and the US government would be so busy catching up with those smuggling it out of this country that it would more than likely equal the amount they are currently wasting to catch those bringing it into this country. We can't even regulate immigration how could we regulate marijuana?

[stanleyrice]

Mr. Sanders, as with George Bush, believes he is on the light side and anyone who believes differently is demonized as being on the dark side! Interesting! There is no difference between the guys with the badge and the demonized, except which side of the bars they stand on.

[elpuma2]

Think of the great job these police officers and DEA agents could be doing by fighting real crime
instead of attemting to enforce ridiculous marijuana abatement and prostitution laws?

[ronaldstark]

if pot was legal in the US it would be legalized mostly everywhere. How many countries had laws against pot before DuPOnt...I mean the US gov't had it banned? Do the research and you will see we forced most countries to make it illegal.

[blahblahbla5]

First, the idea that this guy is doing this video to get rich is ridiculous. For a successful ex-narcotics officer, there are many, MANY other avenues to make money, such as consulting, working in private industry, training, et cetera. And that's only for the "legit" ones. Second, I am in recovery myself. I consider myself a marijuana addict, and possibly an alcoholic as well. I have no place in my life for this stuff right now.

However, I think throwing people in jail for consensual, private behaviors is one of the most abhorrent things possible in a supposedly "free" society. This guy is providing a public service, and probably is trying to make up for all the harm he has done to people in his years as a narc cop.

Of course marijuana should be legalized. Yesterday. The only thing that a free society should regulate is your behavior towards others. Anything beyond that is Orwellian nonsense for insecure busybodies. The War on Drugs is communist totalitarianism, American-style.

[blahblahbla5]

By the way, the War on Drugs *is* primarily a war against marijuana smokers.

Please check out this article:

http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7040

Quote:

Of those charged with marijuana violations, approximately 88 percent some 696,074 Americans were charged with possession only. The remaining 90,471 individuals were charged with "sale/manufacture," a category that includes all cultivation offenses even those where the marijuana was being grown for personal or medical use. In past years, roughly 30 percent of those arrested were age 19 or younger.

And there you have it. The War on Drugs is a national disgrace, committed primarily against consensual, private marijuana users. This is a farce.

Another good site (called "Truth: The Anti-Drug War"). Note all the data on the site is US government, grade-A choice data, and all meticulously sourced:

http://www.briancbennett.com/