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| 7 tons of pot seized in San Diego |
| 2016-05-03 |
| Federal officials on Friday announced the seizure of 7 tons of marijuana valued at more than $7 million at a San Diego border crossing, a seizure described as unusually large. The marijuana was found in an old tractor-trailer that entered the Otay Mesa cargo facility about 9:40 a.m. Thursday, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Customs officers ran the truck through an imaging system and then opened boxes stacked inside containing 587 wrapped packages of marijuana, according to the paper. The truck and trailer were seized and the 47-year-old Mexican driver was turned over to agents with the Department of Homeland Security. The driver attempted to enter the country from Tijuana, Mexico, declaring that he was carrying furniture. Border agents at border crossing cargo facilities in Southern California have seized bigger shipments of marijuana. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #10 Excellent info, thank you Darth. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-05-03 16:23 |
| #9 swksvolFF, Some observations from traveling with a medical user from California to Colorado. 1) Colorado stuff is just about the same price as medical grade in CA 2) A lot of places deliver like pizza that is really handy for the infirmed or just too stoned crowd. 3) The Colorado stuff is waaay better than the CA stuff 4) People all over are just walking in and out without caring about being seen. Most city and state police don't care about them. 5) Pot is a very lucrative business and both the people in the industry and the government are making some good money off it. Most illegal dealers are actually having a hard time competing with the stores and their product isn't as good so they are switching to selling harder drugs. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-05-03 15:34 |
| #8 Somebody busted the governor's stash? That's awesome, dude. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-05-03 13:00 |
| #7 They gotta make a stop every now and then so folks can see they're doing their job. But there will be no shortages. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-03 12:49 |
| #6 What? Government regulation interferes with production and distribution? Whodathunkit? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-05-03 12:31 |
| #5 P2K, it would seem that way. From what I have heard about Colorado: 1. Growing, Selling compliance expenses + taxes make the legal stuff more expensive. 2. Convenience of having it right there or delivered as opposed to time + gasoline + hassle of going to a store. 3. Don't want to be, or at least feel, observed by state agents and/or community members; lower social profile. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-05-03 09:43 |
| #4 "It's for personal use, Man" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-05-03 09:26 |
| #3 Now SoCal stoners will have to wait an extra 10 minutes for their next high. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2016-05-03 08:55 |
| #2 Isn't this getting to be shipping coal to Newcastle? I would think legalization in the Northwest and Colorado would be like fracking is to oil in the business plan. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-05-03 08:40 |
| #1 Right now the cartels are looking for that CBP guy who called in sick Thursday. I don't think they would try to move 7 tons w/out an insider to facilitate. Who knows - maybe after the recent tunnel closures they were desperate. |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2016-05-03 08:04 |