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In a brand new sort of “journey excessive,” an American was arrested on Tuesday by Colombian police for allegedly providing $30 “hashish excursions” to vacationers in his dwelling.
The 73-year-old man marketed on social media and an internet site for foreigners to go to his home in Sabaneta, a city south of town of Medellín within the northwestern a part of the nation, Colombian nationwide police stated in an announcement.
He additionally distributed flyers promoting “Hashish Farm Excursions” given by “Hashish Jimmy.” The supplies stated “free samples” could be distributed through the excursions. Roughly 2-8 folks have been on every tour, and reservations have been required.
Colombia Nationwide Police
The excursions lasted 2-3 hours throughout which the person taught guests “the method of planting, caring for, harvesting, and sustaining this plant,” police stated. He additionally offered tour-takers marijuana for $20 a gram.
Colombia Nationwide Police
Police stated they confiscated 1,380 grams of marijuana through the arrest. They didn’t establish the person, solely saying he’s an American.
Colombia has lengthy struggled to manage the trafficking, manufacturing and/or possession of narcotics inside its borders.
Late final yr, the Colombian Navy intercepted a shipwrecked boat carrying 33 kilograms of cocaine and 744 kilograms of marijuana.
The South American nation is the world’s largest exporter of cocaine – nearly 90% of the cocaine offered in the USA annually arrives from Colombia.
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