Pat Ayres Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Seems that £160,000 worth of coke was seized last night, police aren't saying where and from whom though. (something about them being from Liverpool, big suprise) How much is £160k worth of coke? Is there a big enough market on the island and, if so, why? These folk will be going down for a very long time indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 How much is £160k worth of coke? You mean in cans or bottles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneArmedScissor Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Seems that £160,000 worth of coke was seized last night, police aren't saying where and from whom though. (something about them being from Liverpool, big suprise)How much is £160k worth of coke? Is there a big enough market on the island and, if so, why?These folk will be going down for a very long time indeed. Yeah well that part is called Geography. I'm sure that's what you meant and you weren't going for a cheap and not really very realistic stereotype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Static Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 £160,000 street value = 3200 grams at £50/gram. 3 kilos! That'll be 14 years Sir...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeky boy Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 £160,000 street value = 3200 grams at £50/gram. 3 kilos! That'll be 14 years Sir...... I can see the logic of your estimate, but the value of drugs seized by the police is always about three times higher than the actual street price. It would be interesting to know how the police get their figures, maybe they send out a not very good undercover officer to buy a sample "basket" of drugs and he keeeps getting ripped off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJudge Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 £160,000 of coke = 2kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dontlookbehindyou Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 I bet they get a far longer sentence than murderers and rapists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 How come so many people are so familiar with the value of this stuff? Care to explain?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 And how come Copycat/MCB hasn't come on slagging off the drug importers for doing it in the first place. I mean what's wrong with Manx grown cocaine? I blame Tesco, the Sefton and the Byelaw Officer for this mess. Something should be done to help the local cocaine growers. Only then can the imports stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 There might well be a homegrown industry - when teaching in Popayan in Colombia my host grew the family bush in his garden (looked like a privet to me and I doubt if most people would give it a second look) - needed as a local dish was rice pudding with coca leaves on top - you could buy this dish in any cafe (as far as I could tell the coca had no obvious effect). Those working at high altitudes (ie above 10,000 feet) would often chew a bunch of leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theodolite Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 How much is £160k worth of coke? Is there a big enough market on the island and, if so, why? These folk will be going down for a very long time indeed. Clearly there is a huge market for the stuff over here. The drug of choice of the rich and, in my own experiences the not so rich too. There will be quite a few people from all walks of life on this Island wondering if they'll be able to get their supply this weekend. I'm sure they will and doubtless they will be introduced to another person in the network who always seem to have plenty of the stuff. Seems cocaine is becoming pretty ubiquitous. How come so many people are so familiar with the value of this stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 There won't be much work getting done on Athol Street for the next couple of weeks then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsbot Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Police recover class A drugs with an estimated street value of more than £160,000 in the Isle of Man. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/6466259.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Ayres Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 Nice of you to join us Newsbot. Unusual for you to post just as a thread has run it's course. Losing your touch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 They should throw away the keys, lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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