Federal officials set fire to the drugs at the Aguaje de la Tuna military base
By Michelle Wayland
Oct 27, 2011
More than 28 tons of drugs were set on fire south of the border Wednesday, according to a local journalist who covers border issues.
Federal officials, at the Aguaje de la Tuna military base in Tijuana, pushed the red button that ignited the drugs which were doused with fuel, said
journalist Amy Isackson.
The pile of drugs included 28 tons of marijuana, 629 kilos of cocaine, 19 kilos of methamphetamine and 165 grams of crystal.
“The drugs are the product of numerous drug seizures in the state of Baja California,” said Isackson.
They’re worth more than $26 million.
“The Mexican military does drug burns like these periodically when the drugs are no longer needed for an investigation,” said Isackson. “A lot of pomp
and circumstance always accompany the drug burns. The military band plays.”
The amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine seized so far in 2011 in the state of Baja California have far surpassed last year's totals, Mexican
military officials told Isackson.
[Edited on 10-28-2011 by BajaNews]Bob H - 10-27-2011 at 09:52 PM
Birds nearby were flying into the ground. Lots of smoke.sanquintinsince73 - 10-27-2011 at 10:58 PM
Man thats alot of yeyo. Could have went a long way towards paying off their national debt.Woooosh - 10-28-2011 at 07:23 AM
" a bi-national study from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in cooperation with Mexico, which investigated the way cash from drug
cartels is transported and delivered. The study estimates that anywhere between $19 and $29 billion travels from the U.S. to Mexico to fund drug
cartels."
That's a lot of money going down the drain and back into Mexico.
Originally posted by Woooosh
" a bi-national study from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in cooperation with Mexico, which investigated the way cash from drug
cartels is transported and delivered. The study estimates that anywhere between $19 and $29 billion travels from the U.S. to Mexico to fund drug
cartels."
That's a lot of money going down the drain and back into Mexico.
Few years back the manager at a Wells Fargo down here told me that about half the money that is deposited in southbay banks is "dirty".Cypress - 10-28-2011 at 07:48 AM
Supply and demand, the US demands and the cartels supply. Don't smoke pot, but it's readily available to anyone that chooses to. It'll be
legalized/decriminalized within the next 3 yrs.sanquintinsince73 - 10-28-2011 at 08:40 AM
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Originally posted by Cypress
Supply and demand, the US demands and the cartels supply. Don't smoke pot, but it's readily available to anyone that chooses to. It'll be
legalized/decriminalized within the next 3 yrs.
See if I remember how to use a bong...Phil S - 10-28-2011 at 09:06 AM
Cypress. Three years, huh? I'm curious as to what data is available to you that you can say 3 years? I'd be interested in reading it.
thanks for a response.Cypress - 10-28-2011 at 09:30 AM
Phil S, A guess. Wishful thinking? No data or crystal ball.Cypress - 10-28-2011 at 09:30 AM
Phil S, A guess. Wishful thinking? No data or crystal ball.Phil S - 10-28-2011 at 03:59 PM
O.K. I had though perhaps you had run across some tech data regarding that subject that I had mi$$ed. A very controversial subject, no for sure..motoged - 10-28-2011 at 04:17 PM
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Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
See if I remember how to use a bong...
If you don't, you had obviously "inhaled" too much back then
