It was just reported in the news, today, that 436 lbs. of commercial grade marijuana were seized on northbound US Rte. 1 near MD Route 175 (that's around Jessup).
Yikes, that's near where my dentist used to be! It also sounds like it's near state police barracks.
I didn't realize that Rte. 1 is a "drug trafficking" conduit into Baltimore. I used to live on that side of town, so to speak. Should I be glad that I left there, or should I regret it. I guess that depends on my feelings towards drugs, or at least, commercial grade pot.
Seems like big pot busts are in the news, this week. Tuesday night, Baltimore police raided a rowhouse in Upper Fells Point and seized 400 lbs. of high quality pot, plants, growing equipment.
The news report didn't say if the hi quality pot had been grown in the rowhouse or came from other places. For that matter, where did the commercial grade pot come from? That is, where was it grown, and where did the guy carrying it, pick it up from?
Based on a quick search, I found a Nat'l. Drug Intel. Ctr. webpage on Maryland (as of Aug. 02),that says that most marijuana in the state comes from Mexico. And it's distributed (wholesale) by Jamaican criminal groups.
Does that still hold true?
So, another reason for controlling our borders. Have we all forgotten the War on Drugs?
You have to wonder how many other 400+ lb. shipments of marijuana are making their way into Baltimore. (And how many up Rte. 1?)
Posted by raacluse at June 15, 2006 10:38 PM