Indopedia All Things Marijuana
Although federal officials like to blame marijuana legalization for interstate drug trafficking rings, these types of operations actually prove that prohibition is, and always has been, a misguided policy.
Over the weekend, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, reportedly tore down an illegal marijuana operation worth millions of dollars. The indictment, according to the Indy Star, suggests that six Indianapolis-area residents spent the last two years smuggling marijuana from California into Hoosier territory.
Along with 280 pounds of “high-grade” marijuana, U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler said that police seized 181 guns, 21 vehicles, nearly $20,000 in jewelry and a whopping $4.5 million in cash.
The bust comes just days after the DEA and a number of law enforcement agencies spanning five states took down what Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman called the largest illegal marijuana trafficking bust in state history. The state’s leading legal hammer said the “case is a prime example that the black market for marijuana has not gone away since recreational marijuana was legalized in our state,”…
