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Is High Grade Weed Trade Really Driving Murders?
posted (October 23, 2017)
At Friday's house meeting, Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Elrington shared police intelligence into what's driving the latest spate of murders. He said it's because of marijuana debts left unpaid:...

Hon. Wilfred Elrington - Area Rep, Pickstock
"There's a new trend with respect to the marijuana trade. Marijuana is much more expensive. It is being imported into country and people are given amounts to sell. And when they don't account for the proceeds, the record is suggesting, that that is when these people are being executed and they are being executed by their own associates, their own friends."

As we understand it the expensive marijuana he refers to is high grade weed sources from Mexican dealers who are impatient and dangerous when they aren't paid for their product on time.

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