Dfit00 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 29 July 2010 Last updated at 19:03 ET Police in California say they have seized $1.7bn worth of marijuana plants in the Sierra Nevada mountains. They have also arrested 97 people over the past three weeks, most of them Mexican nationals believed to have ties with Mexican drug cartels. White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske said police had found industrial-sized plantations of marijuana. Experts say Mexican cartels are increasingly growing marijuana in the US, rather than smuggling it there. 450 officers from local, state and federal agencies took part in the raids in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. They found more than a hundred locations where marijuana was being grown illegally. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said the marijuana plantations were a danger to local residents, as the organised crime gangs behind them "don't just grow marijuana on our public lands". "They continue their criminal conduct during their off-season with other illegal drug and violent activities in our local communities," she said. Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske said "tremendous devastation" had been done by the industrial-sized fields. He said eradication teams removed thousands of pounds of toxic fertilizers and rubbish from the sites. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10811870 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffire Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 In other news, California is about to nullify the federal law! So Obama and pals can go suck it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 They actually seized $2bn worth, but "recorded" $300m less. Faulty scales!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViVA Child Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 what did they do with all that weed! I want to Know damn it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wherrwhfer Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Oh, so that's what's wrong :shifty: Seriously. Especially Santa Cruzians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 what did they do with all that weed! I want to Know damn it! Please see my previous post for the answer............................. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfit00 Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 what did they do with all that weed! I want to Know damn it! Do you really believe the police burns and eradicates it? There's always corruption involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_face_of_light Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 what did they do with all that weed! I want to Know damn it! Probably sold it to people themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffire Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 The only reason it's worth so much is because it's illegal. Once it is legalized, that stash will probably only be worth 500 bucks :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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