Pubdate: Thu, 28 Jun 2012
Source: Chicago Tribune (IL)
Copyright: 2012 Chicago Tribune Company
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Authors: Jeremy Gorner and Annie Sweeney

8-TON SEIZURE OF MARIJUANA ONE FOR BOOKS

Local and federal authorities Tuesday night confiscated about 8 tons 
of marijuana in what is believed to be one of the largest pot 
seizures ever in Chicago, sources said.

The seizure of roughly 16,000 pounds of marijuana came a day before 
the Chicago City Council passed a city ordinance that decriminalizes 
small amounts of the drug.

The pot seizure was made through a collaborative investigation of the 
Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement 
Administration. Further details, including where the confiscation 
took place, were not available.

A news conference on the seizure is set for Thursday.
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