Tijuana marijuana seizures top off record year

BajaGringo · 12-31-10, 11:09 AM

By Sandra Dibble
December 30, 2010 at 6:59 p.m
San Diego Union Tribune

TIJUANA — It has been a record year for marijuana seizures in Baja California, and on Thursday, military authorities announced the latest confiscations, both in Tijuana.

Inside a house in the city’s Mesa de Otay district, soldiers detained two suspects, seized more than 2.6 tons and a 1997 Chevrolet Cheyenne. The seizure led them to a second house in a nearby zone, where they found more than 1.8 tons.

Gen. Gilberto Landeros, commander of Baja California’s Second Military Zone, said the military has participated in the confiscation of nearly 300 tons of marijuana this year. The largest by far was last October’s unprecedented seizure of 134 tons after municipal police chanced upon a convoy of drug traffickers driving near the city's main bus station.

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bahiafalsa · 12-31-10, 11:35 AM

I was watching this on television last night and I was wondering, why is it that they confiscate more marijuana than cocaine?

BajaGringo · 12-31-10, 11:38 AM

Marijuana makes up something like 70-80% of the drugs that are moved north across the border.,.

Bob H · 01-01-11, 02:47 PM

Marijuana is a lot more bulky than cocaine. Maybe that's the difference. Cheaper to produce. Demand is much higher for the weed product, i.e. more folks smoke the ganja than those who snort the powder.

I guess.... not sure.

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BajaGringo Status: Queso Grande Join Date: 02-09-09 Location: San Quintin Posts: 7,148	Re: Tijuana marijuana seizures top off record year Marijuana makes up something like 70-80% of the drugs that are moved north across the border.,. __________________ TalkBaja.com - Where everybody knows your name and nobody stays on topic...

01-01-11, 02:47 PM	#4
Bob H Join Date: 12-05-10 Posts: 258	Re: Tijuana marijuana seizures top off record year Marijuana is a lot more bulky than cocaine. Maybe that's the difference. Cheaper to produce. Demand is much higher for the weed product, i.e. more folks smoke the ganja than those who snort the powder. I guess.... not sure.

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