Thank God for Bar Codes

There are things that just hit your eye.  It's not your fault, but when I see a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) seized property legal notice in a print newspaper that stretches uninterrupted across 12 columns of 4.5 point print containing nothing but names of perfumes, sizes and quantities, totaling nearly $1million in value, you just have to look into this further.

The names alone are all the bold face names we've ever encountered: Elizabeth Taylor, Britney Spears, Carolina Herrera, Calvin Klein, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Varvatos, Ralph Lauren, Perry Ellis, Nina Ricci, Jennifer Lopez.  The list is not alphabetized: names, quantities, and sizes repeat across an agate type plain.

You have to wonder. No one types all this in, right? No one proofread this, did they?  Not likely. But they probably did scan each cluster of bottles that were confiscated, and let the computer do the rest.  What would life be like without UPC?

So, why does the DEA list confiscated perfume vs. the usual seized Hummers, weapons, ammunition and cash?  Perfume is a controlled substance meant to induce uncontrolled behavior?  No.  Money laundering. BMPE to be official. Black Market Peso Exchange.

The link explains more, and shows that Quinn Martin may no longer be with us producing shows like 'The Fugitive,' 'O'Hara: U.S. Treasury,' but his way with words hasn't left at least the governement press corps people who create releases like: "...dirty money...with the scent of perfume;" "...even the sweetest-smelling money laundering scheme is no match for determined law enforcement."

But at least a sense of humor goes a long way. "...revealed the putrid odor of his illegal criminal activity..."

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