Three Women Arrested For Selling Four Loko

Three Mahwah, NJ women were arrested after they allegedly tried to sell cases of Four Loko to undercover cops.

Police say detectives, posing as college students, responded to an advertisement on Craigslist and set up a meeting to buy three cases of Four Loko for $335.

The three women, all in their 20s, were charged with selling an alcoholic beverage without a state license.

Four Loko was banned in New York last November, which quickly resulted in a black market on Craigslist, where the caffeine-infused alcoholic beverage is sold for as much as $8 a can.

The drink was outlawed in New York state because of its caffeine and high alcohol content. Each can has about as much caffeine as a cup of coffee and as much alcohol as six beers.

Comments

[Greg Collier]

09:20 AM on 01/14/2011

Keeping safe on Geebo and other classifieds sites:

It is important that you know how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe when using online classified advertising sites. Here are a few reminders:

When selling, do not put your home address in your ad.
To avoid scams, buy and sell with people you can meet locally, in person.
When meeting with someone you don't know, meet in a public place. If that's not possible, have a buddy with you. Also, carry a cell phone; if you feel unsafe, you can call a trusted friend, and stay on the line.
Never give out financial or private information like account numbers, PayPal login, or social security number.
If an offer sounds too good to be true, it is. Walk away!

When choosing a classifieds site:

Use only sites where ads are reviewed before they go live on the site rather than relying a flagging or rating system that leaves users vulnerable in the mean time.
Use sites that do not carry adult ads. Not only do these present risks to our children, but they can harbor human trafficking activities that harm people and open the door to other criminal activity.
If you are unsure about the safety of a particular classifieds site, do your own quick research. Type the site's name into Google News or Yahoo! News. Are the results filled with news stories about crime? Then stay away. This is a case where no news is good news!

[Austin Jim]

06:04 AM on 01/14/2011

Aha, so THAT'S what happens when you ban something. Great to see that the cops have something new to set up stings about.

[SirCoolBreeze]

04:00 AM on 01/14/2011

Chris Christie, how can you blame the Teacher's Union for this one? Wasted tax dollars on questionable priorities.

[BlackYowe]

01:28 AM on 01/14/2011

This is news? The stuff is not crack!

[Kremfresch]

12:47 AM on 01/14/2011

Thank GOD the police in New York have nothing better to do. 4 Loko has no more alcohol or caffeine per volume than a perfectly legal Vodka and RedBull, and still has less alcohol than wine. Re-G-D-diculous.

[bklyn g]

09:21 PM on 01/13/2011

Ahhh...Land of the Free! (TM) What the heck is goin' on here? Theres a sting operation based on a beverage that was at my corner store a month ago? Aren't there more important things to pay attention to? Let's double the amount of people checking our shipping containers and assign this whole unit to the docks.

[Kenny Wolf]

04:58 PM on 01/13/2011

Four twits

[jasev01]

04:28 PM on 01/13/2011

oh brother what a joke.  Is this where my tax dollars are going?