Posted on 01/17/2023 8:13:42 PM PST by BenLurkin
Nine American citizens have been arrested and charged after allegedly trying to smuggle drugs from Los Angeles to London, British officials said.
Additionally, more than $6.7 million worth of cannabis (or £5.5 million) was seized, according to the National Crime Agency in the U.K.
The passengers were flying from Los Angeles to London’s Heathrow Airport when they were taken into custody last week.
Each were found to have between 30 and 50 kilos of marijuana checked in their baggage, officials said.
“In total more than 340 kilos of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of more than £5.5 “million has now been seized,” NCA officials detailed in a news release.
All nine suspects, five women and four men, were charged with attempting to import class B drugs and remain in custody pending court appearances.
No further details about the smugglings have been released.
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65 to 110 pounds. What could possibly go wrong?!
Moe like, what could go right. 🙂
why in the hell smuggle weed??? that’s nuts...
Why didn’t they just let it go through? It’s probably laced with fentanyl. Get it out of here, I say. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
The over weight limit charges on the luggage.
LOL...
Some states have legal marijuana. Michigan passed a law 56-44 Nov., 2018, making it legal (a big drawing card on the ballot for Dems which carried more Dem candidates to win as fans of the proposal came out to vote). The 10th state like California to do so.
There are 1,042 active medical and adult use cannabis retailers in Michigan, according to data from the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency.
Biggest city? Ann Arbor (U. of Michigan town where the Hash Bash started in 1972 to push legalization) is tied with Bay City with 50 stores each.
I wouldn’t think the Europeans would need to import your basic marijuana.
They are close enough to countries that have natural supplies of their own.
Maybe there’s something special about that kind of MJ. Haven’t they learned from the Brittany Russian debacle?
Hang ‘em all.
"Herbal" cannabis?! As opposed to... What other kind of cannabis, exactly?
Regards,
With that much MJ, they would fly to Europe without a plane.
Welcome to the 7 Mile High Club.
Another good reason to have my 92 year old mother remove her shoes, patted down and x rayed before getting on board a plane. -sarc
Could’ve always grown their own. Plenty of DIY videos on YouTube. Oh, well.
better chances
Why bother to smuggle it? It grows all over the state around here.
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