$8m cocaine stash stolen from police stationj


	$8m cocaine stash stolen from police stationj

tabsey

7-19-2008 3:55 AM

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tabsey says:

inside job? The rest of the story tells how they always test the powder before destroying it. Found this lot was talc or something similar.

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