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| World record drug bust |
 Jun 11 2008, 10:14 AM
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5830897.html
QUOTE KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan counternarcotics officials said today that they uncovered 260 tons of hashish hidden in 6-foot-deep trenches in southern Afghanistan in what one DEA official said appears to be the world's biggest drug bust. The hashish, found in the southern province of Kandahar on Monday, was worth more than $400 million and would have netted the Taliban about $14 million in profits, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said. The hashish weighed as much as 30 double-decker London buses, ISAF said. The drugs were burned on site. Hashish is a concentrated form of marijuana. Burned on site!?! That must have been a hell of a party 
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Jun 11 2008, 10:17 AM
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$400 million but only 14 million in profits?
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Jun 11 2008, 10:18 AM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
sheesh... that's crazy
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Jun 11 2008, 10:30 AM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jun 11 2008, 11:14 AM)  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5830897.html Burned on site!?! That must have been a hell of a party That's the only way to properly dispose of large quantities of it. You just stand so that it doesn't blow on you and pray the winds don't change directions. What'd you think they did with it? Threw it into a landfill? lol -------------------- Spam? Isn't that something poor people eat?
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Jun 11 2008, 10:47 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
I wasn't questioning burning as a method of getting rid of it. I was surprised it was burned right there where it was found (and making a joke about the party). I woulda thought something like an incinerator would be used.
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Jun 11 2008, 12:05 PM
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 Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (THECHICKEN @ Jun 11 2008, 11:17 AM) $400 million but only 14 million in profits? yeah....still don't know why they had that figure in there. Way too low of a profit margin, it would seem given the estimated worth.. 
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Jun 11 2008, 12:10 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
hey, a ni66a gotta get his chains & whips somewhere
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Jun 11 2008, 12:11 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
not to mention, look at any huge company and compare their profits to their revenues, you'll see very similiar numbers
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Jun 11 2008, 12:22 PM
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 DEATH TO ....something? Group: Members Posts: 5,618 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Parker, CO Member No.: 55 |
QUOTE (Psykopath @ Jun 11 2008, 12:05 PM) yeah....still don't know why they had that figure in there. Way too low of a profit margin, it would seem given the estimated worth.. Street value of $400 million ... meaning, that's what the guy pushing pot on the streets sell is at .... $10 a gram or whatever ... -------------------- I r Ur Gawd!
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Jun 11 2008, 06:42 PM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
QUOTE (THECHICKEN @ Jun 11 2008, 11:17 AM) $400 million but only 14 million in profits? Just like dogmeat said, drugs are about the only thing with a higher markup than best buy. -------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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Jun 11 2008, 10:48 PM
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 Do they ignore parts of reality? Group: Moderators Posts: 2,935 Joined: 23-February 06 From: South Overton!!! Member No.: 46 |
what a waste.
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Jun 11 2008, 11:29 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
yeah, such a shame 260 tons of drugs didn't make their way out into the world.
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Jun 12 2008, 12:47 AM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jun 12 2008, 12:29 AM) yeah, such a shame 260 tons of drugs didn't make their way out into the world. dont forget profits funding a murderous regime -------------------- |
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