Whack-a-mole: Mexican Authorities Burn 134 Tons of Seized Marijuana

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Mexican Authorities Burn 134 Tons of Seized Marijuana - NYTimes.com: " so up in smoke went the equivalent of a few hundred million joints in what Mexican authorities called the largest seizure of the drug in the country’s history, a dash of hype befitting the elaborate ceremony to both get rid of it and highlight a success, any success, in a bloody, lingering drug war.


The image of a marijuana bonfire— the government flew national and international journalists from Mexico City on a military plane to witness it — was clearly designed to send a message to traffickers and assure an increasingly anxious public of progress in the drug fight. 


Left unsaid was how the marijuana made it so close to the border or how much goes undiscovered. The neat, orderly bundling and labeling made clear the sophisticated smuggling and distribution system that remains in tact despite the government’s crackdown." Oct. 21, 2010