![]() The man on the phone finished his call and greeted Carlo warmly. It was a silent reminder that he was on a busy schedule. Each one contained five or 10 pills, prepackaged selections for various customers. Customers end up acting as their dealers’ advertising and security services.Ĭarlo pulled out a handful of small plastic bags. This ensures that new referrals come strictly from within trusted social circles, by way of friends who vouch for the drugs’ quality. If an established customer, like the businessman at the door, has friends who want Carlo’s services, those new patrons will have to be introduced by text. Carlo does most of his business via text message. He was a longtime customer who had texted his order ahead of time using code phrases. The drug business favors extreme risk-takers-people who are willing to make gambles few Wall Street executives could stomach.Ĭarlo already knew what this man wanted. Based on the decorations and the pictures on the wall, he appeared to have a wife and at least two children. The man led us into the foyer and waved his hand toward the kitchen to indicate that we should make ourselves comfortable. He held the phone to one ear while he winked and grinned at Carlo, then reached out to shake his hand. The best way to distinguish himself in a competitive, chaotic market-and maintain the luxury of selecting clients-is to be pure and consistent.Īt one residence, a businessman in his 40s opened the door, still dressed for the office in a suit and silk tie, still, by phone, issuing stern instructions to one of his colleagues. He sells a portion of his monthly stash to other dealers for a quick turnaround, but he likes to maintain a direct connection to his favorite clients-around 200 regular customers. ![]() Over the years, their working relationship has grown into a friendship, but even now Carlo isn’t sure how the drugs actually make it across the border. He sells marijuana, cocaine, ketamine, and magic mushrooms, but his most-prized asset is his connection to a Canadian MDMA distributor. Someone gets jealous, your phone gets tapped, someone snitches, or you get stupid and sell something in the wrong place.” As we spoke, his phone vibrated constantly he responded to each text, scheduling his evening ahead.Ĭarlo has been dealing for almost 15 years. ![]() “This isn’t something I can do forever,” Carlo told me. Within one four-hour period, I saw Carlo cater to NYU students, lawyers, artists, bankers, and a college professor-all ordering drugs to their apartments as casually as if it were Chinese food.Ĭocaine bags, ketamine vials, marijuana, and magic mushrooms (Roy Klabin) With good-quality MDMA fast becoming one of the most sought-after drugs, Carlo has a prime spot in a very popular distribution pyramid.ĭuring the evenings I spent accompanying Carlo on his rounds, I learned that his customer base included people of all walks of life. One of his frequent clients calls him a “chemical cupid” and says Carlo’s MDMA is the most potent she’s ever experienced. He clearly takes pride in his role sparking dance-floor romances across the city. On any given weekend, Carlo’s product is consumed by hundreds of New Yorkers. Each of the capsules he sells at $20 a pop gives a customer a four-hour euphoric high. ![]() His current best seller is the chemical compound MDMA, popularly known as Molly. In his 30s and from the Upper West Side, Carlo is a dealer in some of New York’s purest narcotics. The harsh realities and negatives of prolonged drug use is a key feature of the mod.As “Carlo” walks around New York City, his gentle manner, warm smile, and crisp button-down shirts do nothing to betray that he has some $10,000 in illegal drugs stashed in his pockets. Basemental is in no way promoting, encouraging or glorifying the use of drugs in real life. This is a complex and extensive mod revolving around drugs, drug consumption, drug dealing and drug culture.
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