Police Seize 300 Pounds of Marijuana from Former Webb County Democrat Commissioner

The Laredo (TX) Morning Times ^ | 12-10-02 | Cortez, Tricia, and Barroso, Javier

[philman_36]

I think we may have found your problem.
Who is "we"? What is my problem? You say "we've" found it and then you never state what "the problem" is. Is "the problem" that I'm drinking too much coffee? If so, how is that "a problem" and to whom is it problematic?
And let me guess. Your clever reply will be. "And what's your problem."
Bzzzzzt...wrong guess! Try again.
Clever enough for all of you (we)?

[thepitts]

"At around 6:30 p.m., task force officers obtained consent from Centeno to a search.

They have 300 pounds of weed AND consent to a search?

[citizenK]

Perhaps they are chronic medical marijuana hangnail sufferers, and buy everything in bulk.

Or perhaps they won the lifetime supply sweepstakes from the Monty Hall of drug cartels across the border.

Oh, and in the future, please show a little more sensitivity to those everywhere who suffer from chronic hang nails - I'm not sure, but I think they too are a protected special interest group in the culture of victimhood. If they're not yet a protected group, well then I'm afraid the cat's out of the bag. Here's the next ticket for some up-and-coming pol or bureaucrat looking to expand his turf - gotta keep on keepin' on, it's now the Amerikan way afterall.

[philman_36]

Count yourself lucky no one drew the psychotic babbler role.
You spoke too soon.
He's suffering from envy.
See what I mean?

[Joe Hadenuf]

Acting on a tip, the Laredo Police Department's Narcotics Task Force reportedly seized nearly 300 pounds of marijuana Monday evening at the home of a former Webb County Commissioner on Ceniso Loop in south Laredo.

Seems kinda like a waste of time when you probably have 300 pounds coming across the Texas border every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

[robertpaulsen]

Maria Rosa "Rosie" "Rosannadanna" Centeno

[Trailerpark Badass]

Count yourself lucky no one drew the psychotic babbler role.

You spoke too soon...A2J is here!

[hove]

Hmmmmm...I wonder what 300#'s of weed would be worth if dopers were allowed to grow as much as they wanted? I wonder if anybody would even have 300#'s if they could grow it themselves?

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Clever enough for all of you (we)?

You are SO not worth dueling with today. Buh Bye!

[Cultural Jihad]

They have 300 pounds of weed AND consent to a search?

"Ummm, I think there's an important reason not to allow you to search my home, but I just can't remember what it is now."

[Cultural Jihad]

The corrupting influence of the drug wars.

Why are laws against drug trafficking a 'corrupting influence' while pornography is not?

[citizenK]

Pornography is largely legal in this country (like it or not). As realpatriot71 says in post #10 the problem is that the contraband in question is worth so much money - between 500k and 1.5 million dollars. So, in the first place, it would be difficult to capture those sort of proceeds in a singular shipment/transaction of pornography (though pornographic networks operating over extended periods of time certainly can compete with these numbers, just ask AT&T and some other media/cable operators who have in recent years seen profits swell because of pornography). In the second place, low level government types like the couple in this article (especially dems) think they are above the law anyway - so the temptation to enter into the fray of drug distribution is too much to resist. Even (dem) bureaucrats are human beings afterall.

If you think that these are the only two government type bureaucrats attempting to, or actually involved in making profit from the drug wars and some action on the side, you really are naive - as suggested previously on this thread. Police forces across the country are plagued with corruption based upon the drug wars. This is what happens when you criminalize what are essentially the vices of significant numbers of people.

Will those who favor prohibition ever understand the implications of their favored policies? (This is largely rhetorical, because we all know the answer is a resounding no - for prohibitionists fail to understand the implications of their policies for a variety of reasons including self-righteous indignation, stubborness, and myopia.)

Why don't we take the copious profits out of drug distribution by ending futile prohibitions and instead concentrate on policies that mitigate the harm drug abuse takes on individuals and the harm drug abuse presents to public safety?

Let me answer my own question: that would actually involve coming to grips with drug use in this country, and forming drug policies, as opposed to law enforcement policies (which are in favor with an authoritarian government). Sure, lots of people apparently support the authoritiarian model (especially where it comes to drugs), but that does not mean it is not contrary to the ideals of a free society to which we should aspire.

[MrLeRoy]

He just dropped by Patient receives federal marijuana to quell chronic pain to spout a few inanities and flee.