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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Authorities used a technique known as encapsulation to destroy the drug, pulverising the seized blocks with waste before mixing the resulting fine powder with cement, sand and glass.

Great, now the buildings are getting high.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Move over lead paint! Need me some of this good stuff

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Particularly when you consider that they probably originally found 50 tons!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Well there goes my weekend.