700 lb Marijuana bust

GateHouse News Service
Posted May 15, 2008 @ 03:47 AM
TAUNTON —

More than 700 pounds of pot, with a street value estimated at between $750,000 to $1 million, was seized Tuesday night in the parking lot of BJ's Wholesale Club on Bay Street.

One man was arrested and 23 tightly-sealed bundles of marijuana were confiscated from a tractor trailer that had pulled into and parked in the Northwoods Crossing plaza near Interstate 495, authorities said.

"It's a very significant seizure," Taunton Police Chief Raymond O'Berg said Wednesday.

The bust was the result of a cooperative effort of local police, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Bedford Resident Office and other agencies, O'Berg said.

Curtis Ray Fields, 23, of 49025 North 26th Ave., Phoenix, Ariz., was charged with trafficking marijuana and resisting arrest.

Police said Fields initially tried getting away by running down Bay Street, but he tripped and fell.

O'Berg said the bust is part of an ongoing drug distribution investigation by the DEA and local law enforcement agencies. He also said to his knowledge it ranks as the largest marijuana seizure on record in the city.

O'Berg said an anonymous tip provided authorities information leading to the arrest and seizure.

The police report states that shortly after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday a maroon truck with Rhode Island plates and pulling a white container trailer drove into the parking lot of BJ's Wholesale Club, which had already closed for the night.

A male, later identified as Fields, walked over to the driver and, after a brief conversation, was handed the keys to the truck, police said.

He then opened the rear trailer container and climbed in, at which time the police and DEA moved in to arrest him.

Participating in the sting were Taunton officers Robert Kramer and Sgt. Michael Grundy.

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[xDRxOBNOXIOUSx]

700lbs of weed. At US$150 per ounce, that's 1.68 MILLION dollars worth that would have changed hands, and be put right back into the economy. Where else are pot dealers and users going to spend their money? That means that the DEA willingly destroyed 1.68 million dollars because they don't agree with marijuana consumption.

[Benjamus]

smug cop found plants, wow, ohhhh good thing marijuana grows like weeds. water seeds dirt and sun= good time for millions.

[xXxLIFEbehindBARSxXx]

Dude! look at the sniper rifle in background at 0:53 *lol*^^

[RetroReactive1038]

smug asshole

[voiicebox]

to quote the genius officer in the video, "no comment"

[killersquirrel122]

@xDRxOBNOXIOUSx shit hahahha most people sell it for $250-$300 and OZ so thats

$3,920,000 thats gonna be put back into the economy so thanks alot government i hope china butt fucks all of you cause you didnt legalize it

[PeterGriffen260]

My god...if i even had one of those...the things i'd do to it

[MrVresnov]

JUST ONE ONE DOES WHITE BRICKS FILLED WEED THE GANJA! PLS SANTA! PLS!!! ILL BE REALLY GOOD! THIS COMING YEAR!! PLS SANTA!!!!! DAMNIT PLSSSS!S!!!

[JaasterMareel]

they should ship the stuff to me, i could successfully destroy this source of evil... although i would need a shitload of longpapes and filters.

[ZakariiErwin]

I love the fact that these cops can't do basic math ahaa.

1 lb = 453g

1g (depending on the plant) = $5-$35

700lbs = 317515g

Thereforeeee.

700lbs = $1.5m-$11m

Cops have the right to arrest you, but i will never have one help me with math..

Smhh..

[warhead213]

yo cops hand that stuff over to me real quick..

[2DaCheapChimp]

@dapop1001 I demand a vote!!!!