Scottish weekend ruined :D

Was just reading this, great bust and proof the NCA is working!

On another note, the idea of legalizing a small amount of Class A drugs allowing the government to make money from this is personally a good idea. It's working in other countries and would raise some serious cash!
 
Hmm I was wondering if it were legalised to an extent if the money accrued from it could be used to help people quit it for good.

Along with it being regulated so safer it could potentially cut down prices so less crime. However it's running the risk of people using who otherwise wouldn't have.
 
Reality|Bites said:
if it were legal then the Government would just slap massive VAT on it anyways so it would only push the prices up.
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Don't know I imagine the costs currently are hugely inflated not only do they have to use unconventional transport but I assume they have to pay off people along with costing in potential losses like this.

Remove those costs and the price would plummet. Or keep them the same and just use the costs saved as increased profit margins for the government.
 
bed they paid no where near £500 million when they bought it
- One estimate of the wholesale price of cocaine in Mexico puts it at $8,000 per kilogram, or about $7,275,000 per ton
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guess 500 million is in the uk selling it 1 gram at a time

Colombia$3.5 per gram
United Kingdom$61.5 per gram

crazy
 
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The numbers used are always the 'street value'. Just like any other product the wholesale price is never used when saying £x amount of goods were siezed/stolen/whatever.
 
arknor said:
bed they paid no where near £500 million when they bought it

guess 500 million is in the uk selling it 1 gram at a time

Colombia$3.5 per gram
United Kingdom$61.5 per gram

crazy
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Coke's actually about £150 a gram in the UK however this is hidden by how much it is cut/stepped on but smuggled Coke isn't cut on the boat as nobody would bother smuggling the cutting agent which is added here.
 
snips86x said:
Was just reading this, great bust and proof the NCA is working!

On another note, the idea of legalizing a small amount of Class A drugs allowing the government to make money from this is personally a good idea. It's working in other countries and would raise some serious cash!
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Nope. The gov would put tax on, then illegal Joe comes along and sells it cheaper. The same as tobacco now.

But if the gov didn't tax it then the smokers and drinkers would be up in arms. And I don't blame them. So expect a 75% tax on drugs.
 
deuse said:
Nope. The gov would put tax on, then illegal Joe comes along and sells it cheaper. The same as tobacco now.

But if the gov didn't tax it then the smokers and drinkers would be up in arms. And I don't blame them. So expect a 75% tax on drugs.
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Not if they're the ones growing & selling, all the proceeds would be straight in their pocket!
 
Mynight said:
Don't know I imagine the costs currently are hugely inflated not only do they have to use unconventional transport but I assume they have to pay off people along with costing in potential losses like this.

Remove those costs and the price would plummet. Or keep them the same and just use the costs saved as increased profit margins for the government.
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The number of drug users wont change even if the costs are reduced, and what you would see is lower crime to fund drug use, higher quality safer drugs that are more consistent, and ultimately fewer deaths.

We really need to view drug use as a health problem rather than a criminal problem.
 
^^ Or even just a personal choice, a £10 per week heroin habit isn't much of a problem and ibuprofen prices indicate much of the £10 would be tax as gram for gram ibuprofen is more costly to produce and market than heroin.
 
Moses said:
Of course it'd raise cash :confused:. The black market for tobacco doesn't mean there's no legal market.
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Not enough to cover the NHS costs. Imagine the gov saying
Yes you now can have wacky bacci, BUT there is going to be 80% VAT on it.

snips86x said:
Not if they're the ones growing & selling, all the proceeds would be straight in their pocket!
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So you're saying keep it illegal? or?
I don't understand anyone taking drugs like this or wacci bacci. :confused:
 
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