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Marc Jacobs Store Gets Special Delivery - Cocaine!

by Ben Widdicombe (Subscribe to Ben Widdicombe's posts)
Posted May 17th 2010 at 12:03PM  
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Marc Jacobs store in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo: LatinContent/Getty Images

Coke, is it?

An employee of the Marc Jacobs store on Mercer Street in New York City's SoHo called police when she received a package containing a white powder she mistook for anthrax. But it turns out the mystery parcel -- sent from California -- contained cocaine.

The FBI was called but decided to leave the case in the hands of the NYPD, which took the unidentified employee in for questioning.

"It appears to have been a huge mix-up," a source tells the New York Post.

"The girl has no idea why she was sent it. The cops are looking into whether it was intended for someone else in the building. But she was not happy with how she was treated by the police and is considering filing charges."

Jacobs himself has battled drug addiction in the past, having been in rehab most recently in 2007.

In more, er, uplifting news, Marc Jacobs was the only fashion designer on the 2010 Time 100 Most Influential People list.

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Tags: anthrax, cocaine, Drugs, fbi, marc jacobs, nypd, retailers
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Brink, 5-18-2010, 9:23AM

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Brink

Anthrax spores... right! You would barely if at all see the near microscpoic spores. Just another parcel of "big cheese" delivered to the "Big Apple" that is light by time after she and the cop's get their share.

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Ed Rice, 5-18-2010, 9:44AM

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Sounds like MJ and her and the cops had something going on,especially MJ being an addict,but maybe i'm wrong,lets hope so.

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LVGroomer, 5-18-2010, 10:27AM

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There are probably more underlying issues/facts: I have a feeling that another employee "accidentally" opened the parcel and freaked thinking it was Anthrax and the employee who it was intended for decided they better "play dumb" to save their butt!

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Conway Flowers, 5-18-2010, 10:37AM

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A former addict---a package full of cocaine addressed to her----HMMMM ya think she may be using again??????----Would bet may last dime on it!!!!!! You just can't fix stupid!!!!!!!!

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Debbie, 5-18-2010, 11:06AM

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One good way to fix stupid is to learn to read. The article did not say the girl was a former addict, it said Jacobs was.

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Will, 5-18-2010, 11:20AM

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You said it!, Well actually you said her, but it was Marc Jacobs that used to be an addict. The article does not mention the woman's name or that she was an addict.

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Brazos, 5-18-2010, 12:20PM

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Marc Jacobs is the name of the store and the owner.

The article does mention the women's name "SoHo" who is the female who received the package.

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kermit402, 5-18-2010, 1:18PM

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Another one who can't read. The girls name is not mentioned. ShHo is the section of Manhattan where the store is located.

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Paula, 5-18-2010, 12:32PM

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Paula

Ummm SoHo is the name of the shopping area. Wow.

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Kim, 5-18-2010, 12:42PM

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Probably came from Mexico that is why Arizona needs to inforce the laws of the land.

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jon1wdsmen, 5-18-2010, 12:57PM

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jon1wdsmen

Do you people actually read or just scan for argument sake?

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jon1wdsmen, 5-18-2010, 12:59PM

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TX- Scorch good comment but Da#$ you could try sounding a weee bit more educated than that!!!!

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Jack, 5-18-2010, 1:03PM

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Scorch: Why would anyone consider actually listening to you when you can't speak (write) without foul language? Your limited mental ability should prevent you from responding...

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kermit402, 5-18-2010, 1:19PM

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DITTO

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mik, 5-18-2010, 1:21PM

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"Scorch" - Really? While you are so busy cursing because you think you are so much smarter then everyone and you are treating them like they are stupid you should get your facts straight because you are the one looking ignorant. The girl is not named Marc Jacobs - that is the designer's name (who is male) and the name of the store. The employee is a female and her name is not given. SoHo is an area of town (Manhattan) which derives from the two word "SOuthern HOuston" meaning Southern Houson Street in Manhattan. See how easy it was for me to correct you without getting irate and using profanity? Know your facts because you are showing your ignorance. "Scorch" maybe because you are hot headed?

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RE, 5-18-2010, 1:44PM

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Sheesh, you've degenerated from discussing the merits of the article, to insulting each other.

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Are you people serious, 5-18-2010, 1:47PM

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Mik...you are the dumbest of them all...Scorch was being sarcastic and mentioning what other people had commented...Brazos is the idiot that thought the woman's name was SoHo and Conway Flowers mistakenly thought the girl was the addict making her name Marc Jacobs (cus he was mentioned in the article as being the drug addict)....Scorch was remarking at how dumb those people are because they can't even read a short article properly. And yes it IS irritating to point of cursing that America has gotten THAT dumb...like you who can't even follow a comment board LOL

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Marlyn, 5-18-2010, 1:49PM

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SOHO translated means South of Houston Street (for all non-New Yorkers).

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James, 5-18-2010, 2:01PM

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Doesn't appreciate her treatment by New York police? They're nowhere as awful as the PD in LA but they run a close second. I'm sure they made a stink about a teaspoonful of coke that SHE had the good citizenship to report. Basically, NYPD are biased, ignorant, fat, bullying, low-wattage black shirts. I hope she DOES press charges. Manhattan judges aren't particularly fond of our badged thugs either.

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David, 5-18-2010, 2:08PM

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Is it illegal to send illegal drugs or do they need to pass a law making illegal drugs illegal to mail? Just asking

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