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>> carlton had an idea to turn his passion for synthetic hallucinogens into a business. he would limit his customers to those like him, knowledgeable and interested in experimenting with synthetic highs. his company, motion resources, with its website called motionresearch, would be a boutique drug dealership for enthusiasts. >> we could put in peoples hands things that they wouldnt be able to get otherwise. >> but it was turning into a real business that -- >> it was. >> -- you could at least m...

I mean, we had full payroll services. it was as legitimate as it could be. we knew we were walking a very fine line as far as the law was concerned. but at the time we thought we were on the right side of it. >> without so much as leaving his computer, carlton says he and his two colleagues were repackaging chemicals they bought in bulk, filling 30 to 40 orders a day. >> its fairly easy to find chemical suppliers. the product sells itself. generally as much of it as you can get you can get rid o...

That it was ours. >> what was your immediate reaction? >> i was in shock. i have kids. you know. thats not -- we didnt want anything like that to happen. i mean, thats the only reaction i had. i mean, i dont even know how to describe it. >> did you go to work the next day? >> well, i did. >> carlton says he didnt want to draw attention, so he continued to run motion resources as if nothing had happened. he says he was trying to sell off his supply, shut the business down. but the prosecutor says...

Other than to consume it and to experience the high? >> well, thats a good question. make no mistake, we knew people were consuming it. i honestly dont know how it grew so fast. but it got to the point where wed process $40,000 to $50,000 a month in credit card payments. >> i mean, at that point you thought hey, ive got a legitimate shop running here? >> i did. >> it was all going so well. motion resources was up and running for eight months. >> grand forks police were called to -- >> until one ...

Phone call that would crack the case. >> before we heard of motion resources his partner contacted our office through his lawyer and indicated to us that he could explain the entire conspiracy to us. >> mickeles would avoid prosecution. but charles carlton would not be so lucky. and when police raided the office of motion resources and carltons home, they found this critical piece of evidence. proof that carltons guise of legitimacy, that his drugs were being sold for research, was all just a co...

Product to an enormous customer base under the guise of a legitimate business. >> carlton felt that guise of a legitimate business would hold up in court. as long as his customers agreed to the phrase stamped on every package sent out, that none of what he was selling would actually be consumed. >> so what was the phrase? >> for analytical and research purposes only. >> what would be that purpose other than to consume it and to experience the high? >> well, thats a good question. make no mistake...

Describe it. >> did you go to work the next day? >> well, i did. >> carlton says he didnt want to draw attention, so he continued to run motion resources as if nothing had happened. he says he was trying to sell off his supply, shut the business down. but the prosecutor says theres evidence carlton was in the process of changing the business name, allegedly to keep motion resources running. carlton admits he was sweating. with good reason. his world was about to crumble. by a betrayal on the ins...

You know, it was the cause of probably quite a few arguments between my wife and i. she didnt want to have anything to do with it, and she didnt want me to have anything to do with it. and i should have listened to her advice. >> at one point i think she destroyed your office. >> she did. >> she had had enough. >> she had. >> she knew you were doing wrong. >> she did. and so did i. >> carlton says he was becoming paranoid. he had good reason. one of his colleagues, a man named harry george micke...

I mean, thats the only reaction i had. i mean, i dont even know how to describe it. >> did you go to work the next day? >> well, i did. >> carlton says he didnt want to draw attention, so he continued to run motion resources as if nothing had happened. he says he was trying to sell off his supply, shut the business down. but the prosecutor says theres evidence carlton was in the process of changing the business name, allegedly to keep motion resources running. carlton admits he was sweating. wit...

Named charles carlton was oblivious to the fact that an unraveling chain of events in grand forks was about to turn his world upside down. >> i always kind of enjoyed the psychedelic experience. and it started with experimenting with lsd in high school. and then i started ordering, you know, what people would call designer drugs off the internet and just experimenting with those. and you know, just realized that you know, there was money to be made in, you know, distributing them in small quanti...