List of cannabis seizures

This is a list of cannabis seizures notable for record-setting size or social precedent.

Operation Agency Location Year Amount and form* Notes
Night Train SeizureUS Coast GuardAtlantic Ocean near Florida197854 tons (108,000 lb)
US Coast GuardPacific Ocean 150 miles from San Diego198426,000 poundsyacht Arrakis; largest on West Coast to date[1]
Cornbread Mafia seizureOrganized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (investigator)10 Midwest states, based in Kentucky1989182 tons (364,000 pounds) valued at $350 millionOver 70 individuals indicted operating 29 farms,[2][3][4] called by federal prosecutors the "largest domestic marijuana producing organization in the nation."[5]
Operation Green SweepUS Army/National Guard/Fed agenciesEmerald Triangle, California19901400 plantsfirst time active-duty troops engaged in counterdrug activities inside US borders[6]
Operation ConquistadorDEACaribbean (multiple)2000362 tonnesDEA coordinated 26 country effort;[7] largest in this table by weight
Operation KeymerLocal policeCambridge UK200654 kg (119 lb)
Operation Imperial EmperorDEACalifornia–Mexico200727,229 poundsother drugs and $45 million cash seized[1][8]
Federal/localHouston200719,000 pounds[1]seized drugs were being transported in school buses[9]
Counter Narcotics Police of AfghanistanKahdahar, Afghanistan2008260 tons hashish
520,000 lb†		said to be largest drug seizure in history at the time, worth $400 million[10][11]
US interagency?Queens200950,000 poundsBC bud, street value $150 million[1]
Operation Save our SierraState/FederalFresno, California2009330,000 plantsestimated value $1 billion, largest in this table[1][12]
RCMPMontreal20108 tons (16,000 pounds) hashishfound in abandoned trailer[13]
Operation DeliveranceDEAMexico–US201069 tonsBilateral[7]
Cowabungle raid?Federal policeTijuana2010105 tonslargest seizure in Mexico[14]
Operation Kruz ControlFederal interagency/localArizona2012-201327,000 poundsyearlong operation
CBPCalexico border crossing201335,000 poundslargest seizure at US-Mexico border[15]
Local policeGoodrich, Texas2014100,000 plantslargest seizure in Texas history at the time[16]
Federal/localLipscomb County, Texas2015109,000 plantsnew state record[17][18]
Hong Kong Police ForceHong Kong2017180 kg (400 lb)largest seizure in HK in a decade[19]

*Assumed dried leaf or flower material unless otherwise specified.
†May not be independently verified

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "America's 5 biggest pot busts", The Week, June 17, 2010
  2. ↑ "Pioneer Press: Search Results".
  3. ↑ "Schenectady Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ↑ "Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ↑ "Kentucky New Era - Google News Archive Search".
  6. ↑ Bishop, Katherine (August 10, 1990). "Military Takes Part in Drug Sweep And Reaps Criticism and a Lawsuit". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  7. 1 2 Kleiman & Hawdon 2011, p. 212.
  8. ↑ Richard Marosi and Tracy Wilkinson (July 28, 2011), "Suspicion in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel", The Los Angeles Times
  9. ↑ IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SEIZE 19,000 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA, US Fed News Service, March 5, 2007 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  10. ↑ "World's biggest drug seizure in Afghanistan", Daily Telegraph, June 11, 2008
  11. ↑ Afghans' 260-ton hashish bust could be record: Worth tops $400 million, NATO says, Associated Press, June 11, 2008 – via NBC News
  12. ↑ Nick Valencia (July 23, 2009), $1 billion in marijuana seized in California, CNN
  13. ↑ Nearly 8 tons of hashish seized in Canada, NBC News, September 15, 2010
  14. ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/18/mexico.drug.seizure/
  15. ↑ http://fox59.com/2015/03/02/feds-seize-15-tons-of-marijuana-in-second-largest-weed-bust-ever-at-a-u-s-boarder-crossing/
  16. ↑ East Texas marijuana fields valued at $175 million, Associated Press, July 30, 2014 – via The Cannabist (Denver Post)
  17. ↑ "109K-plant marijuana bust could be largest of its kind in Texas history", Amarillo Globe-News, June 9, 2015
  18. ↑ "109K-plant marijuana bust could be largest of its kind in Texas history", Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, June 10, 2015
  19. ↑ "Largest Hong Kong cannabis haul in 10 years nets 180kg worth HK$29 million", South China Morning Post, January 5, 2017

Sources

  • Kleiman, M.A.R.; Hawdon, J.E. (2011). Encyclopedia of Drug Policy. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-5063-3824-8. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.