Here’s a thought: When you’re hauling, say, 60 odd pounds of high-grade dope in a brand new car with out-of-state plates, you might want to keep it under 70 miles per hour on Oregon’s highways.
That seems like common sense to us, but apparently not so much for William Ian Anderson, 24, of Chico , Calif. who was popped for speeding and reckless driving just north of K-Falls on Monday by Oregon troopers.
According to an OSP press release issued Thursday, officers found roughly 57 pounds—yes, pounds!—of marijuana in the trunk of Anderson’s 2012 Subaru Impreza during the stop. Police estimate the street value of the pot at $142,500.
Apparently OSP gets preferred deals, or maybe those sweet cop mustaches are an indication that cops really are timewarping from 1978, because we put it at closer to $450,000 using a fairly conservative estimate of $200 per oz.
But if cops know where to pick $35 quarters of California chronic, please clue us in.
This article appears in Jun 14-20, 2012.
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You know Eric we see “criminals” make stupid mistakes over and over .. being very thoughtless or careless about their behavior in such a way that it is easy to get caught. Good thing criminals are not smart!!!!!
Apparently Mr. Flowers got more than just a whiff while writing this story. His numbers are anything but conservative. Using ounce pricing for bulk purchases is a gross overestimate. The OSP figure stated is actually higher (33%) than street value. Following the rules of supply and demand, as more growers enter the market the price continues on a downward trend. Perhaps he was too distracted by the moustaches.