ROCHESTER, Minn. – A police investigator spotted an online advertisement for codeine and knocked at the door of Thoung Duong Duy Nguyen. The officer, who hadn’t shown a badge, said that Nguyen agreed to sell him a bottle of liquid codeine for $300. In Nguyen’s place, in the 5100 block of 51st Street Northwest, officers reported seizing 2-1/2 pounds of liquid codeine, 71 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms, a large jar of marijuana, and almost $3,300 in cash. In Nguyen’s vehicle investigators said they found a digital scale and a list of the going rate for drugs by weight.
Codeine profile
An opiod that’s a weak relative of morphine to treat pain, coughing and diarrhea. It was discovered in 1832 by French scientist Pierre Jean Robiquet in the sap of the opium poppy. Today it’s commonly used also as a recreational drug. Typically its maximum effect is two to six hours. Side effects may include constipation, breathing difficulties and addiction.