News Buy a Ford Fusion, Get a million in dope!

**gblowfish** · 07-16-2017, 05:27 PM

I can see the TV commercial now: "Hi, I'm Bob at Blue Springs Ford. We're clearing out the 2017 Ford Fusions fresh in from Mexico. Buy one this weekend, and you may find a lifetime supply of high grade mexican stinkweek in the trunk at NO EXTRA CHARGE! Come see me today or I won't be able to save you any money....or get you stoned to the Bejeesus Belt!"

Word on the street is the new Ford Fusions are dope—but not in the way you think.

Authorities are looking into how marijuana worth $1 million was hidden in the trunks of brand new, Mexican-made Ford Fusions at a dealership in Ohio, according to Silverio Balzano, agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Youngstown office.

The cars were manufactured at the Ford plant in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, and were shipped by rail into a CSX yard in Lordstown, Ohio, Balzano said.

Now, investigators are trying to discover where along the supply line the marijuana was packed into the cars—and who failed to retrieve it.

"Clearly, something went wrong," Balzano said. "Generally speaking, they could take it off anywhere else along the way."

A dealership in Youngstown gradually discovered the marijuana between July 7 and July 11, Balzano said, packed in the shape of half-moons and placed into the wheel wells for the vehicles' spare tires.

Each of the wheels weighed approximately 14.5 kilos, or nearly 32 pounds. In total, marijuana was found in 15 cars in four counties in Ohio, Balzano said, and a couple even surfaced in Pennsylvania.

Balzano said this was not the first he's heard of marijuana hidden in cars shipped from Mexico.

"This is the first time I've seen it locally," he said, but similar seizures were made earlier this year in Minnesota and the Phoenix area.

In March, police in Dilworth, Minnesota, also discovered drugs packed in Ford Fusions manufactured in Mexico. According to a release posted on the department's Facebook page, police recovered "a large quantity of marijuana packaged in the trunk of seven vehicles where the spare wheel should be. "

Dilworth police said the cars were transported in sealed BNSF Railway cars.

"We're aware of the situation and are taking it very seriously," a Ford Motor Company spokesman said Saturday. "We are working with the FBI and Customs on an extensive investigation. We have confirmed that this is not happening at our plant or at our internal shipping yards."

A CSX spokesman told CNN that the transportation company is "providing all the support we can to the agencies who are investigating this serious crime and will continue to do so."

The Portage County Sheriff's Drug Task Force is working with the DEA in the investigation.

http://www.kmbc.com/article/man-fake...riend/10313789

**Rain Man** · 07-16-2017, 08:30 PM

"Get them below dealer cost!"

scho63 · 07-16-2017, 08:33 PM

I guess that's why you order the upgraded spare!

Nickhead · 07-17-2017, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

"Get them below dealer cost!"

why you spend time here at not at the local comedy shop i will never understand

the dopest cars in town

**Baby Lee** · 07-17-2017, 01:17 AM

When you ponder some of the places fleet cars sit at times awaiting routing. . .

I know there's an ocean of mini-vans sitting in a huge pasture over in E.St.L.

Seems like I read that the abandoned Metrodome parking serves a similar purpose these days.

I'm sure there's some sort of security measures in place, but still.

07-16-2017, 05:27 PM
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17686178 VARSITY	Buy a Ford Fusion, Get a million in dope! I can see the TV commercial now: "Hi, I'm Bob at Blue Springs Ford. We're clearing out the 2017 Ford Fusions fresh in from Mexico. Buy one this weekend, and you may find a lifetime supply of high grade mexican stinkweek in the trunk at NO EXTRA CHARGE! Come see me today or I won't be able to save you any money....or get you stoned to the Bejeesus Belt!" Word on the street is the new Ford Fusions are dope—but not in the way you think. Authorities are looking into how marijuana worth $1 million was hidden in the trunks of brand new, Mexican-made Ford Fusions at a dealership in Ohio, according to Silverio Balzano, agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Youngstown office. The cars were manufactured at the Ford plant in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, and were shipped by rail into a CSX yard in Lordstown, Ohio, Balzano said. Now, investigators are trying to discover where along the supply line the marijuana was packed into the cars—and who failed to retrieve it. "Clearly, something went wrong," Balzano said. "Generally speaking, they could take it off anywhere else along the way." A dealership in Youngstown gradually discovered the marijuana between July 7 and July 11, Balzano said, packed in the shape of half-moons and placed into the wheel wells for the vehicles' spare tires. Each of the wheels weighed approximately 14.5 kilos, or nearly 32 pounds. In total, marijuana was found in 15 cars in four counties in Ohio, Balzano said, and a couple even surfaced in Pennsylvania. Balzano said this was not the first he's heard of marijuana hidden in cars shipped from Mexico. "This is the first time I've seen it locally," he said, but similar seizures were made earlier this year in Minnesota and the Phoenix area. In March, police in Dilworth, Minnesota, also discovered drugs packed in Ford Fusions manufactured in Mexico. According to a release posted on the department's Facebook page, police recovered "a large quantity of marijuana packaged in the trunk of seven vehicles where the spare wheel should be. " Dilworth police said the cars were transported in sealed BNSF Railway cars. "We're aware of the situation and are taking it very seriously," a Ford Motor Company spokesman said Saturday. "We are working with the FBI and Customs on an extensive investigation. We have confirmed that this is not happening at our plant or at our internal shipping yards." A CSX spokesman told CNN that the transportation company is "providing all the support we can to the agencies who are investigating this serious crime and will continue to do so." The Portage County Sheriff's Drug Task Force is working with the DEA in the investigation. http://www.kmbc.com/article/man-fake...riend/10313789
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Baby Lee Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $6838598	When you ponder some of the places fleet cars sit at times awaiting routing. . . I know there's an ocean of mini-vans sitting in a huge pasture over in E.St.L. Seems like I read that the abandoned Metrodome parking serves a similar purpose these days. I'm sure there's some sort of security measures in place, but still. __________________ We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics - E.W.
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