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Over $150 For a Gram of Meth? LAPD’s Estimates For Drugs Seized During Raids Are Questionable

Law enforcement agencies are notorious for inflating the valuations of drugs, in order to bolster their crime fighting images and justify the “war on drugs.” They achieve this by using the "street value" of a drug rather than a wholesale value.

3:20 PM PDT on August 9, 2023

Screenshot from LAPD Assistant Commander Lillian Carranza’s Twitter

According to an LAPD street drug price list we're not sure we're supposed to have, there seems to be some funny math going on with the LAPD’s estimates for the price of meth seized during drug raids.

Keisa has sniffed out a lot of meth recently.

Earlier this month the LAPD canine helped the Los Angeles Police Department’s Gang and Narcotics unit arrest one suspect and seize 40 pounds of meth. 

“Oops she did it again!” LAPD Assistant Commander Lillian Carranza tweeted. According to Carranza, the drugs were reportedly worth a whopping $1.4 million.

A week prior, in late July, Keisa helped lead authorities to another $1.4 million drug stash, only this time there were only 20 pounds of methamphetamine. At that valuation, each gram is worth more than $150, double the price of the meth seized a week later.