Deputies seize 317 kilos of marijuana from three United States soldiers
Three Army soldiers were among those arrested during Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's most recent crime sweep.
Deputies arrested the three soldiers on drug, money laundering and conspiracy charges.
The soldiers, Dwayne Campbell, Llewellyn Stamoulis and Romaine May were discovered to have 680 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 in cash during a traffic stop in north Phoenix.
Marijuana grow-ops reaching epidemic proportions in Ontario, says Toronto Cop
Marijuana growing peacefully
Illegal marijuana cultivation has reached epidemic proportions in Ontario and justice officials in the United States have branded their northern neighbour a "source country," the province's top police official said Wednesday.
Marijuana is exported south and traded for crystal meth and crack cocaine which are then brought back into Canada, provincial police Commissioner Julian Fantino said Wednesday.
"The going terminology is 'brown south, white north,"' Fantino said, adding marijuana is also being exchanged for guns.
"It's a black eye on Canada when you have the United States... refer to us as a source country of marijuana."
Decent sized pot found: Two million Euro street value
Where you ask? Where else but in bunch of boxes found in the parking lot of a pub... in Ireland!
Two men have gone on trial accused of conspiracy to possess more than 350kg of cannabis resin in west Dublin.
William Hynes (43), of Park Close, Dunshaughlin, Co Meath, and John Mangan (41), of Whitestown Green, Blanchardstown, have both pleaded not guilty to conspiring with others to possess cannabis resin, and to sell or supply drugs, on July 31, 2006.
