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veggie

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Largest pot bust in Philadelphia in the past 40 years [PA]
#5449507 - 03/27/06 10:58 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Philly Police Find $11M in Pot in Basement March 27, 2006 - washingtonpost.com
PHILADELPHIA -- A burglary call at a house led to the seizure of roughly 2,500 pounds of pot worth about $11.6 million on the street, police said Monday.
It was believed to be the largest marijuana bust in the city in more than 40 years.
Police responding to a 911 burglary call Saturday night at a home in West Philadelphia searched the home and discovered 120 bales of pot in the basement.
Two men were arrested and charged. One of the men told police someone had paid him to use the house as a storage facility.
The seizure "was the biggest we've had in 42 years that we know of," said Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson.
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daimyo
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Re: Largest pot bust in Philadelphia in the past 40 years [PA] [Re: veggie]
#5449614 - 03/27/06 11:35 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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$4,640 per pound, must be quality.
If they're going to keep printing these crazy prices, they might as well be honest. 1,134,000 grams at $10.23 per gram has a street value around $11,600,000. And that's if you could move it before it went to shit. I'll be damned if 2,500 pounds is going to get you that.
I wonder if the cops use this burglary call nonsense as a cover for a snitch. I mean, who's gonna call 911 when they have 2,500 pounds in the house?
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Re: Largest pot bust in Philadelphia in the past 40 years [PA] [Re: daimyo]
#5449830 - 03/28/06 01:50 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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<<I mean, who's gonna call 911 when they have 2,500 pounds in the house? >>
After frequenting the shroomery news forum for over a year, I can safely say some people are still dumb enough to call the cops while holding massive weight in their basement. Some of these news stories are outrageous.
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RemainRandom50
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Re: Largest pot bust in Philadelphia in the past 40 years [PA] [Re: SuperD]
#5452338 - 03/28/06 06:12 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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hmm i live close.
will have to inquire more info
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coda
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Re: Largest pot bust in Philadelphia in the past 40 years [PA] [Re: RemainRandom50]
#5452406 - 03/28/06 06:27 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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by the way they say bales of pot im assuming its schwag. Im really hoping its not what i think got busted...
Yah, i love how cops give the retail price of pot if sold in the smallest quantity, they like to make themselves feel more important.
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PreparationH
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Re: Largest pot bust in Philadelphia in the past 40 years [PA] [Re: coda]
#5452488 - 03/28/06 06:44 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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shit, my luck is that's where everyone i know gets their weed.
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coda
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Re: Largest pot bust in Philadelphia in the past 40 years [PA] [Re: PreparationH]
#5453684 - 03/28/06 11:44 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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lol man, plenty of weed in philadelphia. West philly shut down? head over to the NE! hehehe
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