Mexican Police Seize Pot Worth $340 Million In Tijuana Raids

Mexican Police Seize Pot Worth $340 Million In Tijuana Raids : The Two-Way : NPR

Mexican Police Seize Pot Worth $340 Million In Tijuana Raids

Mexican authorities say they seized some 105 tons of marijuana early Monday, in a mammoth bust that began with police noticing a suspicious convoy on the roads of Tijuana.

After armed men in a convoy escorting a marijuana-laden truck exchanged fire with Mexican security officers â?? and were eventually subdued â?? they told the authorities where the rest of the drugs were stashed, according to The Los Angeles Times. At least 11 people have been arrested.

The marijuana was bound for the United States, according to Mexican Army Gen. Alfonso Duarte Mujica. After reportedly being gathered from several locations across Mexico, the pot was sitting in shipping containers in Tijuana when authorities interceded.

At a news conference, Duarte said the shipment's street value in Mexico was an estimated 4.2 billion pesos â?? or around $340 million. That figure would have risen even higher if the drugs were successfully brought across the border.

Photos of the marijuana packages suggest the smugglers may have been using an elaborate system to organize the drug shipment, with labels and symbols written on color-coded wrappers to identify specific distributors. One logo was based on the TV character Homer Simpson, according to the AP.

The final size of the bust may increase, Duarte said, as officials continued to count and weigh the packages. He said the drugs would be incinerated immediately after the weighing and counting is completed.

The bust comes 10 days after Mexican President Felipe Calderon called Tijuana a success story in his country's struggle with drug smugglers.

At 105 tons, the seizure nearly matches the 115 tons of marijuana security forces had seized so far this year in the state of Baja California, which includes Tijuana.

Awww man, so my "Aye Caramba", "Mmm Donuts", and "Doh!" strains got confiscated. Darn it!
Hahaha!
:thumbsup:

It probably was all headed to Texas and the southern states anyway (maybe even the east coast). Doubt if any was destined for Cali or CO - too much local stuff to make it worth bringing in Mex schwag

There is a 'related' story from the sun's website. Hilarious.

Druggie killed by cannabis lamps | The Sun |News

DRUGGIE Luke Holmes died in bed after being overcome by the heat from cannabis farms inside his home.

Holmes, 28, set up three foil-lined tents each containing marijuana plants cultivated under a battery of halogen lamps.

The powerful lights sent the temperature in his home soaring to more than 100°F (38°C), an inquest heard.

Holmes died in his sleep and was found three days later when pals broke into his house in Halifax, West Yorks.

Police almost fainted from the heat when they entered the property on a warm day last June.

The inquest in Bradford heard that Holmes was a drug user, although no drugs were found in his system.

He died from hyperthermia, or excessive heat. Verdict: Accident.


Read more: Druggie killed by cannabis lamps | The Sun |News

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Holmes, 28, set up three foil-lined tents each containing marijuana plants cultivated under a battery of halogen lamps.

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there you have it!....halogen lamps kill...:wtf:

The story kinda makes me worry if that's the real story. Between the lines, I read the guy's using grow tents. Many people do. Some do have a foil-like interior. The story says Halogen, but how many reporters can tell the difference between Halogen and MH/HPS - all they see is bright light.

100F is hot but not really hot enough to kill someone. Make them uncomfortable - sure.

Now wasn't some tent manufacturers having problems with their tents giving off gases that was killing plants? Could it be maybe this poor guy didn't have proper ventilation, and gassed himself to death. To me, that's more plausible.

<puts foil hat back on, and sits under copper pyramid> :D

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Originally Posted by ThaiBuddhaMan

The story kinda makes me worry if that's the real story. Between the lines, I read the guy's using grow tents. Many people do. Some do have a foil-like interior. The story says Halogen, but how many reporters can tell the difference between Halogen and MH/HPS - all they see is bright light.

100F is hot but not really hot enough to kill someone. Make them uncomfortable - sure.

Now wasn't some tent manufacturers having problems with their tents giving off gases that was killing plants? Could it be maybe this poor guy didn't have proper ventilation, and gassed himself to death. To me, that's more plausible.

<puts foil hat back on, and sits under copper pyramid> :D

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The story doesn't make it sound like a large grow, and the chemicals that might be given off wouldn't be enough to kill someone. Note the article says 'excessive heat' and not toxicity or something.

I don't understand how 100 degrees would have an effect, unless the guy never left his house or something.

maybe he was sleeping in the tents?

you could kill yourself in a tent w/CO2.

esp. if it's on a timer and not a controller w/a sniffer

Very true. Even if sleeping in a small room with a CO2 tank flowing can be very dangerous. That makes sense too.

I guess if the guy was living in constant 100 degree temps, it would be potentially be bad for your health. I get uncomfortable at 78 degrees, 80 sucks worse.

I call bullshit on that story...

And it's really kind of them to label this recently DECEASED person as a "druggie" when he was only growing some plants. What class!

*single tear*

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