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veggie

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1,228 pounds of pot found on beach [TX]
#7387279 - 09/09/07 09:07 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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$1 million in pot found on Padre Island beach September 9, 2007 - caller.com
CORPUS CHRISTI — Local law enforcement agents confiscated more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana Saturday afternoon near Mile Marker 51 on Padre Island National Seashore.
The 1,228 pounds of drugs, bagged in about 50 2-foot bricks about 50 miles south of Bob Hall Pier, easily were seen by a Customs and Border Patrol aircraft on routine patrol, said Corpus Christi Police Chief Bryan Smith.
The drugs apparently had been dumped in the dunes with no attempt to cover the white bags with sand, Smith said. The drugs have a street value of about $1 million.
"It happens from time to time. We try to catch drugs coming in that way," Smith said. "Usually we don't spot them from the air."
No beachgoers were in the area. The drugs will be stored as evidence while the department seeks out how they arrived on the beach.
"It's amazing they'd have a million dollars in drugs and not take the time to bury it," Smith said, adding that anyone could have found the drugs. "We'll take advantage of their laziness any day."
Other responding law enforcement agencies included Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the National Parks Service, U.S. Coast Guard investigative services and Kingsville task force agents.
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dirtworshipper
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Re: 1,228 pounds of pot found on beach [TX] [Re: veggie]
#7387443 - 09/09/07 09:46 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I've heard about the local fuzz finding pounds and pounds of marijuana in dumpsters around here...
Who would just leave this stuff laying around? and how come I haven't found it yet?
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flower_child
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Re: 1,228 pounds of pot found on beach [TX] [Re: dirtworshipper]
#7387493 - 09/09/07 09:57 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I used to live about 45 minutes from there. I'm pretty sure that missing 1,228 pounds isn't going to make a dent in anyone's stash.
And as far as I can tell, no one's been arrested. So what we have is (probably) a thousand pounds of shit weed gone, no arrests, and no harm to any stoners who need to smoke.
God bless America.
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Nephlyte
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Re: 1,228 pounds of pot found on beach [TX] [Re: flower_child]
#7387524 - 09/09/07 10:04 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Fuckberries. Right when i move from there.
Well, its not like i went to the beach anyway.
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Re: 1,228 pounds of pot found on beach [TX] [Re: Nephlyte]
#7387701 - 09/09/07 10:40 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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this happens all the time. more than just weed washes up on shore in texas. some times kilos of cocaine do. the last time it happened, some genius reported it to the police, instead of just taking a kilo and selling it like a smart person.
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Re: 1,228 pounds of pot found on beach [TX] [Re: ShroomDoom]
#7393600 - 09/10/07 08:16 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Most I've ever found was 2oz of some good seedless bud years back when I worked at a gas station.
Guy came running in: "you won't believe what's laying outside?" Me: what??? Guy: *whispers* a big bag of marijuana Me: Oh noes!!!111oneone Guy: yeah, you might want to call the police! Me: I'll get right on that, show me where it is! *follows guy to pump* Guy: there! *points* Me: *picks it up and walks back to the store* *calls friend on phone* Guy: *comes back in* you calling someone? Me: yeah! *pretends to be talking to cops, but instead informs friend of great find!* Guy: *pays and leaves* Me: *throws it in my car*
Good day 
If I found $1 mil worth, I'd swear I dropped some 'cid.
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