The Audacity Of This Influencer Who Allegedly Attempted Flying Commercial With 50 POUNDS Of Drugs, "$3 Million Street Value", From Atlanta To Brazil
11 Alive — A traveler out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was recently busted with nearly $3 million in drugs, police allege.
The incident happened on June 28, and the Atlanta Police Department posted bodycam video this weekend of the search and seizure.
According to APD, suspect Vance Ray Randolph was on his way to Brazil when more than 50 pounds of narcotics, most of it hashish, was discovered.
Police said a total of 34.39 pounds of hashish, 12.35 pounds of THC wax, 4.6 pounds of marijuana and 1.21 pounds of pasty marijuana were found. APD estimated total street value of what was seized at $2.97 million
Clayton County Jail records indicate Randolph, 22, was charged with marijuana trafficking and he was released late on June 30.
The bodycam video posted by APD showed him briefly interacting with officers at the airport.
I don't know much about the drug smuggling business, but I'm pretty sure you're supposed to take the drugs out of South America, and bring them back into the United States.
Apparently that's different with marijuana. Which I suppose makes sense. You can essentially grow as much as you want now in the United States and nobody is going to stop you. At the same time, I can't imagine the illegal weed selling business is anywhere closer to as lucrative as before. But it's still illegal in Brazil. So I guess if you happen upon a devious 50-pound lick, and you want to make the most out of it, you simply catch a Delta flight to São Paulo and pick up your $3 million dollar bag at baggage claim.
But if a guy was going to attempt fly marijuana out of the United States and into Brazil, I'd have thought he would at least be Brazilian. Then at least I'd think, "Oh, he must be very familiar with the country. He probably lives there. Has family there. Has some drug dealing friends he's known his whole life."
I'm assuming this guy has some sort of Brazilian connection as well. Unless he's a real self-starter and thought he'd just pop down below the equator, cozy up to the Guardiões do Estado (Brazilian gang I just looked up on Wikipedia) and trade in his checked luggage for a quick million. Whatever this guy's plan was, I didn't think his name would be Vance Ray Randolph. I'd expect Vance Ray Randolph to assassinate the president. But not mule drugs to Brazil. I mean look at this shit head.
That kid woke up that morning in a frat house at Georgia Tech. Actually wait... scratch that. Vance Ray Randolph doesn't go to school. Vance Ray Randolph is a god damn influencer.
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Alcohol. Shoutout former Love Island contestant/Barstool Idol last place finisher Joey Joy. That follow tracks.
Turns out a couple hundred followers between Instagram & TikTok, and getting knocked the fucked out in an obscure influencer boxing match doesn't quite fund Vance's lavish influencer lifestyle.
Bringing that much drugs to the airport (allegedly) is such an outrageous thing to try, I almost think it was a desperate stunt to increase his following. Vance probably thinks if he can make headlines by getting popped with $3 million worth of drugs, he'll get thrown in prison, gain another 500K doing flappy arm TikTok dances with the cool black inmates, and when he gets out in 10 years he'll have a real platform. Either that, or Vance Randolph dragging 50-pounds of pot through ATL was some sort of diversion. Maybe while TSA was busy calculating the street value of Vance's suitcase, a YouTube streamer strolled through security with $3 million dollars worth of bombs.
Or are there people actually pulling this off on a regular basis? I'm always told that the airport security dogs are only really sniffing for explosives. Have airports sneaky quit caring whatsoever about drugs to the point that people are now confident enough to try this?
Vance Fucking Randolph. What a dumb ass hole. Considering who he is, I almost hate that the cops gave him credit for $3 million worth of drugs. He probably thinks that's so cool. That is a preposterous number. I did the math, and there's just no shot that amount of drugs gets you anywhere near to that number. Even after SUPER inflating the price per gram, and rounding up, and I'm still not even in the ballpark of $2.97 million.
Police said a total of 34.39 pounds of hashish, 12.35 pounds of THC wax, 4.6 pounds of marijuana and 1.21 pounds of pasty marijuana were found. APD estimated total street value of what was seized at $2.97 million
35 pounds of hashish at $60 a gram ~ $954,000
13 pounds of THC wax at $50 a gram ~ $296,000
5 pounds of marijuana at $50 a gram ~ $113,500 (lmao)
1.21 pounds of pasty marijuana (I don't even know what that is, but I'll be generous call it 2 pounds at $60 a gram) ~ $55,000
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I mean those prices are higher than at a dispensary, and it amounts to $1,418,500. Even if I did $100 for a gram of hash, that brings the total to $2,053,500. Where the hell do the cops get these numbers? Even if he sold the entire 50 pounds in 0.5 g increments, that 2.97 million in street value is so insanely disingenuous. If all had gone smoothly Vance (and if he wasn't just being used by someone as a drug mule, which is a pretty big if)… but if he managed to sell those drugs in bulk, he's not even coming back to American with six-figures.
But 50-pounds is 50-pounds, and trying to bring 50-pounds of drugs on an airplane is about the dumbest thing I've heard. I can't believe a guy like Vance Ray Randolph would attempt something so reckless. He seems to have such a good head on his shoulders.