The takedown of a dial-up drug network
Ray Mascolo died of a drug overdose in 2020. One good thing came out of the tragedy: the takedown of a dial-up drug-delivery network.
Headlines From The Times · Michael Finnegan, Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin, Kasia Broussalian, Ashlea Brown, Angel Carreras, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan, Jazmín Aguilera, Shani O. Hilton
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Show Notes
Beverly Hills resident Ray Mascolo died of a drug overdose in 2020. His passing led investigators to a sprawling, Hollywood-based drug-dealing network with a business model resembling a food-delivery app.
We tell this saga today.
Host: L.A. Times courts reporter Michael Finnegan
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