by Ben Horner
A lettuce truck loaded with 500 vacuum-sealed bags of weed mixed into the crates of more traditional greens was intercepted on its way to a ferry crossing from Spain to Wexford, Ireland. The 575 kilograms was valued at 3.7 million euros. This weed salad export is very similar to the California phenomenon in the U.S. Just like California’s production for the U.S., Spain produces a significant amount of the fruits and vegetables for the EU, as well as high-quality cannabis.
In May, Spanish police brought down a major drug trafficking gang that involved 43 people from Ireland, the United Kingdom, Colombia, Spain, and Morocco. The international drug smuggling cartel has been using Spain’s abundant marijuana supply to bundle with South American cocaine to be hauled by mules to distribute throughout Europe.
Organized crime groups in Europe such as British Firms, Turkish mafia, Milieu, Penose, Jamaican posse, Irish Republican Army, and Galician clans rely on cannabis as a staple commodity.
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