Mexico authorities seize 105 tons of marijuana destined for the U.S.

[Iraganji]

They're playing with the figures, thats all. Cannabis is a global commodity whose price is fixed like any other.

They need the street prices of herb to remain high in order to maintain their senseless "war" on drugs.

This little bit of evidence of "price fixing" also gives a little hint to the enormity of cannabis consumption, and in my mind, shows just how insane they are to try to keep from us what so many of us obviously want.

It's big business, and everybody gets a slice of this pie one way or another. Cannabis is simply a victim of it's own appeal.

 

[Strainhunter]

.......

im just wondering though, imagine how many people who cannot get jobs in this shitty economy, who rely on selling marijuana for a living who are now going to be forced to rob and steal to feed themselves and their families since they have no other choice...

LOL what tell me you are not serious with that.


The amount you see in those pics is part of what causes us state legal growers/users all these problems because it is coming from sources controlled by the Mexican Mafia.

Read the news bro!

 

[lvclosetgrower]

Yea im sure there is some dank in mexico, shit there is some legendary strains from there. Generally speaking though they are growing for quanity not quality IMO. I still think that the majority of the cartel grown weed is garbage compared to the the local herb that I smoke nothing but.......Although I a may try some of the Homer weed, its got to be good with that packaging Thats good marketing right there.

Ofcourse there is dank in mexico and it usually is consumed/smoked in mexico by cartel leaders other local "High quality" smokers/tourists. There is only sm harvests of dank compared to the overwhelming amount of mass produced brick witch in turn dank rarely makes it across the border. I was in cancun mexico back in the day on vaca just soaking it up on the beach a local approached my group and did the international smoke signal (2 fingers up to the mouth like smoking a blunt) we noded our heads yes we expected crap but he produced a pretty nice bud was indeed outdoor nice cure no seeds we threw him a 20 and went about our day.

 

[Gastro]

for the people that would like to see what they have done with it. Here some Hi-res pictures!

 

[MyGreenToe]

Wow thats a wild series of photos! The town downwind will awaken tomorrow to empty larders and fuzzy heads.

 

[Syd]

105 tons busted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do-d37tG9VM&feature=fvst

134 tons burned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v95JfMXUKok

 

[MJBadger]

for the people that would like to see what they have done with it. Here some Hi-res pictures!

Looking at the size of that bonfire just proves what a lot of people have been saying for a long time . The Mexicans dont give a shit about global warming or the poor old pigeons flying round the sky . LOL

Stay green .

 

[whodair]

good news !! some mexi landrace has arrived safely !!

good news !! some mexi landrace has arrived safely !!

only the finest here ladies and gentlemen ...

reggie bush

 

[buddin_904]

sorry your connects suck but comparing any weed to meth is insane. Reefer madness, much?



Thank You.

You guys who think all those lbs are crap are just stupid. I guarantee in blind taste test, some of that weed would no doubt knock your socks off. Most taste of cedar and skunk, if tried properly. Which happens. Visible trichs, It happens.

Market is proof. Call up any one if NY and ask them. People buy grams of the good mexi or the jamaican. Its not all garbage. Act like you know better.

your soooo far from the truth its really hard to believe that you arent underlyingly pissed about this bust assuming you had some role in this batch of tree.....the original comparison of mexibrick to meth is probably quite accurate....as mexibrick notoriously is SPRAYED with "GOD" KNOWS WHAT....synthetic cannabs would be the best option senario....but thats hardly the case...i couldnt even begin to name the chems sprayed on it to actually give u a "high", consider they are allways pollenated resulting in dick to none of the thc that should be there, not to mention the pesticides used during production!....so yes comparing this deadly "smoke" to meth is quite accurate!

 

[johnny drama]

yeah the pics tell whos getting what. hate seeing big busts shits so point less

 

[Nugga Boo]

Man watching the burn all the brick weed. I wonder if they had to wear gasmasks. Im not joking have feds ever gotten high when these do these kinds of massive burns?

 

[green.is.good]

only the finest here ladies and gentlemen ...

reggie bush

Looks like some made it my way also! Lol

 

[green.is.good]

here's the pic

 

[Jaymer]

It just goes to show that burning copious amount of ganja is interesting.

 

[dj digigrow]

Tijuana officials begin burning 134 tons of marijuana seized in record pot bust!!

Tijuana officials begin burning 134 tons of marijuana seized in record pot bust!!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/10/marijuana-bust-mexico.html

 

[OvergrowingKiwi]

Mexican soldiers burn 105-ton mountain of cannabis seized during drugs raid

Mexican soldiers burn 105-ton mountain of cannabis seized during drugs raid

Up in smoke: Mexican soldiers burn 105-ton mountain of cannabis seized during drugs raid

By GERARD COUZENS
Last updated at 11:54 AM on 21st October 2010
Source: dailymail.co.uk

These dramatic images show Mexican soldiers wearing gasmasks as they set fire to a 105-ton haul of cannabis seized during a raid in Tijuana.
With an estimated street value of £215million, the vast haul will have to be burnt over two days to avoid clouds of cannabis smoke affecting local people.
The drugs were seized after a shoot-out with drug traffickers and eleven suspects have been arrested.

Destroyed: Tons of cannabis seized by the Mexican army go up in flames after a shootout in Tijuana

The drugs, wrapped in different colours and labelled with apparently coded phrases and pictures, including cartoon character Homer Simpson.
Soldiers, wearing face masks to keep out the pungent smell of marijuana, spent hours stacking the 105-tonne haul and then stood guard as it was destroyed at a military incinerator.

They had taken 30 hours to weigh the contraband which was wrapped in 10,000 packages the size of small suitcases and bound for the U.S.
Several cartels are thought to have supplied the drugs, hidden in six trailers, five lorries and three vans ready to cross the border from Mexico to the U.S.
Each cartel had colour-coded their packages - and named them after famous Mexican sportsmen including a footballer dubbed 'El Pony' or a wrestler called 'El Mil' to distinguish theirs from the rest.
Experts say the drugs would have fetched as much as £750 million had it reached the US.
Army chief Alfonso Duarte said: 'We believe this massive strike against drugs trafficking is one of the biggest in Mexico's history and possibly the world.

Masked: A Mexican soldier keeps out the fumes as he guards the burning drugs haul

Burn-up: Packages of marijuana are slowly consumed by the fire at an incinerator in a military base in Tijuana

Ready for burning: Mexican soldiers unload tonnes of the marijuana at the Tijuana incinerator

"'It will have a major impact on these criminals, especially their finances.
'We're aware these sorts of operations against drug traffickers can provoke revenge attacks but the police and the army are prepared for this. Attack continues to be our best defence.'
Tijuana has long been a key smuggling corridor for illegal drugs headed for the United States.
A power struggle between rival cartels led to 844 murders in 2008 in the Pacific Coast city the other side of the border with San Diego, California.
There were 2,904 drug-related deaths across Mexico during the first quarter of this year.
Ciudad Juarez led the list with 620 drug-related murders, followed by Culiacan with 193 and Tijuana with 153.
The record haul was discovered after police on a routine patrol intercepted a convoy of vehicles escorting a tractor-trailer that had left a warehouse.
On some of the drug parcels there were the names of animals, such as bulls and wolves, and on some there were symbols, including arrows.
The colours and the symbols are thought to be indicators as to where the parcels were destined.

Inferno: Mexican soldiers watch the fiery end to the record drugs haul seized in a raid in which 11 suspects were arrested

Smoking: A black pall soars to the sky as the £250million drugs haul is torched by the Mexican army

Hot spot: Mexican soldiers gather for a ringside seat from the safety of their car to watch the cannabis destroyed


Although Mexican drug cartels smuggle marijuana from South America, the drug is increasingly produced in Mexico.
Cannabis production in Mexico increased 35 per cent to 12,000 hectares (29,652 acres) in 2009, from 8,900 hectares (21,991 acres) the previous year, according to the U.S. State Department's 2010 International Narcotics Control report.
The report attributed the increase to drug cartel efforts to 'diminish reliance on foreign suppliers'.
The seizure marks a big break through against the cartels in the ongoing drug war in Mexico that has claimed 28,000 lives since 2006.
President Felipe Calderon, who recently visited Tijuana, launched the nationwide crackdown four years ago, deploying some 50,000 troops.
Last week, in the wake of President Calderon's visit, several bodies were found beheaded and hanging from bridges in Tijuana, leading to fears that the cartels were resuming brutal tactics to send a message that the government is not in control.

Cannabis haul: The cannabis was believed to be colour-coded by the cartels so they could identify their own drugs

Gun battle: Two people were injured - one police man and one member of the cartel - in the pre-dawn shootout


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eized-drugs-raid.html?ITO=1490##ixzz1356ttNo7


What a shame.. Although I hear commercial mexican weed is not anything to rave about.

 

[SumDumGuy]

What a crime

 

[tonto]

i guarantee every one thought of this skit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTobXzd2Hco&feature=related


''hey lets go for a curry''

 

[BadRabbit]

105 tons?

105 tons?

Damn ... that would kept my girlfriend in smoke for months!!

 

[Skyhigh420]

just a drop in the bucket of whats coming through that border.