Domestic Weed Gains Traction as South American Pot Fades
An AP survey finds domestic marijuana more widespread in the Southeast as crackdowns on South American and Caribbean smuggling reduce high grade pot. A 1974 Georgia plane seizure and 14 arrests marked a fast growing network. 115 DEA planes reportedly crashed nationwide last year. The DEA notes rising Southeast seizures but lacks full throughput data.
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Concord Rapist Is Transferred To Central Prison
Ronnie Wallace Long, 20, convicted of raping a widow in Concord, was transferred early Saturday to Central Prison in Raleigh after a verdict that triggered mob violence. Judge Wood ordered the transfer and Long faces life imprisonment with appeals pending. Police restored order after about 40 officers used repellant and nightsticks amid rocks and bricks thrown by a rioting crowd. The case also notes arrests and drug seizures across the region, with rising Colombia marijuana prices and shifts in distribution amid enforcement.
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