Appendix H: Sample Descriptions and Nexus Paragraphs

• Author: Ken Wallentine
• Pages: 315-320

APPENDICES 315

Appendix H:

Sample Descriptions and Nexus Paragraphs

Controlled substance warrant descriptions

Any and all controlled substances

, drug paraphernalia of any sort,

drug cultivation tools and devices, packaging materials, scales or

measuring devices, pipes and other smoking and ingestion devices,

instructional literature or books showing the cultivation, manufac-

ture, distribution or use of controlled substances, records of drug trans-

actions and profits, including all electronic media and reading devices

such as computers, diskettes, tapes, monitors and printers. Further

stated such controlled substances as more particularly described as:

Marijuana

, a green leafy substance in dried form. Further to include

materials used to package marijuana, specifically, plastic sandwich

bags; materials for using marijuana, including but not limited to, roll-

ing papers, small sheets of thin paper often found with adhesive on

one side, pipes, used to smoke marijuana, clips used to hold a mari-

juana cigarette while being smoked. Further to include personal notes

and records of narcotic transactions, listing names, dates, prices, quan-

tity sold and/or amounts owed.

Cocaine

, a controlled substance in white, powdery, crystalline form.

Further to include materials for packaging cocaine, specifically pa-

per sheets cut from magazines, lined paper, and other paper types,

plastic drinking straws, cut and uncut; items for ingesting or inhaling

cocaine, including but not limited to hollow tubes for snorting co-

caine, small spoons for snorting cocaine, mirrors used for cutting and

snorting cocaine, razor blades used for cutting and separating co-

caine; paraphernalia and equipment for manufacturing crack cocaine,

including, but not limited to, propane or butane torches or other heat

sources, baking soda for separating the cocaine base, small jars or

vials for cooking, pots for boiling and trays or mirrors for drying co-

caine. Further to include personal notes and records of narcotic trans-

actions, listing names, dates, prices, quantity sold and/or amounts

owed.

Methamphetamine

, a yellowish white powdery substance. Further to

include materials for packaging methamphetamine, specifically small

plastic baggies; paraphernalia for using methamphetamine, includ-

ing hollow tubes for snorting methamphetamine, small spoons for snort-

ing methamphetamine, mirrors for holding methamphetamine while

being snorted, razor blades for cutting methamphetamine into lines,