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A millionaire chemist recruited Concord man to find stolen LSD. Next came a ‘campaign of terror’ across CA

Prosecutors said the scheme included a $1.5 million fee, a home invasion, and a failed warehouse for MDMA and psilocybin.

Summary by The Mercury News
A millionaire chemist needed help finding LSD, so a Bay Area sound engineer introduced him to Joel Dowen. It was a decision all parties involved would come to deeply regret.

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The Mercury news broke the news in San Jose, United States on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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