We’ve all heard the stories of sailors using the stars to navigate their ships to distant shores - establishing trade routes, discovering new lands, and returning safely home, hopefully without scurvy. Continuing that proud tradition, Brandon Darnall, a Navy Sailor, set up a trade network of “spice” from a foreign land under the brilliant night sky of the California high desert. But this spice wasn’t cinnamon or ginger - it was methylone, an analogue of ecstasy.

I relied on the court opinions: NMCCA // CAAF

And referenced this DOD information.

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Disclaimer: I am not a military JAG and have never been a military JAG. While I'm a practicing attorney, I don't do direct criminal defense. I am an avid true crime listener and realized there was a gap in coverage of these sorts of crimes; this podcast is a passion project, not legal advice or expert opinions.