Someone knew something.
Somebody is going to have a “blue Chirstmas” or Kwanzaa or Festivus or whatever.
It's just another case of one drug smuggling organization ripping off a competitor organization, and proves once again that one of the biggest drawbacks in entering into a life of crime is that your business associates are very untrustworthy.
It would make a great Major Crimes story.
It's all supply and demand. If Americans decided to not smoke pot, take speed or shoot heroin (or whatever) THEN the market would dry up and wither away.
Until then, the folks who feel the need or desire to put stuff in their body to change their brain's perception of reality will do so and KNOW that the chemicals to effect said change are ALWAYS available.
Drug dealers COULD sell shoes.
It's my wish that they would end up in the pokey for a L------O------N--------G time. It wouldn't change those individuals but might change the mind of other drug dealers who feel that they will never, ever get caught.
Selling shoes has no risk (other than passing out from human foot odor) but it's legal and one can look at oneself in the mirror, straight in the eye, and say: "It was a good day."
The day WILL come when they will have to look their Creator in the eye and account for their behavior.
Seems reasonable. Drug traders often ship small packages to addresses they know are unoccupied during the day, intending to steal the package off the porch if there are no cops watching the house. Causes great problems for the unknowing resident.
This could be a similar scheme to move 12 tons by hijacking the truck.
This reminded me of the Fed-Ex story, where warehouse workers were shipping pot to an address, to be picked by the driver on that end. An innocent local mayor was arrested and his dog shot by the swat team, then the plot came to light. I am thinking in this one, the guys who loaded the trailer knew about the “extra shipment” and had someone on the other end waiting, or the highjackers knew and were supposed to grab the truck enroute. Either way, somebody’s gonna lose some skin over it.
The drug shippers/buyers get money three ways. The insurance claim for the “stolen” electronics, that they will sell on the black market, and the drugs delivered to the buyers with no trace.
They get full declared value from insurance.
They get a load of electronics to sell.
And a load of drugs to sell.
WIN WIN WIN for them…. Except this time.