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Bigger than your average bust

The dogs at the San Diego border got this one - over six tons of marijuana behind the legit goods in a tractor trailer truck. That's a lot of pot and it's hard to hide. Which is why you pay so much for commercial Mexican these days. The importers have to cover this kind of loss and the cost is passed on to the consumer - just like any other business.

But the real point here is the government only intercepts a small percentage of what gets through. I don't have the figure handy but I believe they've never done better than 20%, so for every 6 tons they bust, another 24(?) tons gets across the border. Think about it - the folks in the ghetto can't possibly afford to consume all the drugs that come in. So who do you think is buying the stuff?