They are getting more and more creative... http://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2017/07/1m-in-pot-found-in-cars-shipped-from-mexico/ This almost seems a metaphor of everything Trump talked about during his campaign. American cars are no longer manufactured in America, but shipped in from south of the border, along with the illegal drugs.
Yep, supporting the drug lords instead of allowing Americans liberty. Sounds like a metaphor for Trump alright.
Drug War, Gov’t Failures Blamed For Surge in Homicides in Mexico... Drug War, Gov’t Failures Blamed For Surge in Homicides in Mexico August 10, 2017 – Mexican activists fear this year could end up being one of the deadliest in their country’s recent history, as a surge in homicides sweeps the nation, with journalists and priests among those in the firing line.
When they burn all this pot, can I stand a few meters away and breathe the warm summer's air? Also, be careful about "drugs valued at x". The media and police both have an interest in sensationalising the bust and so typically report it in terms of what units of the lowest quantity would net. A pound of weed is worth a heck of a lot less than a pound of weed in dime bags.
This sounds fishy. I find it extremely hard to believe this story. What smart business cartel would just ship their wares like that? This has a very low success rate.
If I were to venture a guess I'd say 85%. You don't pack up that large of a shipment without multiple successful runs. The concept makes sense to me.
since neither of us are Cartel members, and the cartel probably makes more than the two of us combined, I won't judge their tactics.
no worries, neither of us know how prevalent smuggling tactics like this really are. I just assume that creative tactic's such as this are more commonplace that we think.
That is likely, and it's also likely that some US Customs officers are on the take. They know which ones to let go through. That's how it works. That's why a policy of prohibition corrupts society.
Their valuation on this one is actually pretty good. Comes out to 2500 a lb. I've seen others where they value it at so much more that's its hilarious.
