A police force in West Jakarta, Indonesia recently got a ton of people stoned when they attempted to destroy 3 tons of marijuana, 1.8 kilograms of crystal meth, and 2,538 ecstasy pills by burning the contraband in a bonfire upwind of a neighborhood. Though police were completely unaffected by the weed due to wearing gas masks, after the fire began and the marijuana smoke began to engulf the neighborhood many residents reported feeling effects from the drugs as well as headaches.
Talk about hitting the goddamn jackpot! In a country that carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison for marijuana offenses, and the DEATH PENALTY for drug trafficking (the meth & ecstasy), an entire neighborhood of people got to get high without any fear of repercussions from their ridiculous government. If you’re in Indonesia and get caught with under 1 kilogram of weed (2.2-pounds) it’s an automatic 4 to 12 years in prison, yet they all got to toke up (with BONUS METH) free of charge!
Residents and nearby journalists reported mild headaches after the area was engulfed by smoke that was pouring from a giant pile of burning cannabis. Police were prepared for the smoke and were wearing gas masks, but they must not have thought about everyone else in town who may not have been in the mood to catch a buzz.
“I got a headache because I wasn’t wearing a mask,” one resident told reporters.
It was also reported that the police destroyed 1.8 kilograms of confiscated crystal meth and 2,538 pills of ecstasy, but it is not clear how they were destroyed, or if they were destroyed on site as well.
No one reported any serious or long term side effects from the smoke, but the police managed to get everyone high with a drug that they arrest people for using on their own.
Reminds me of the time that Anthony Bourdain was on hand in Panama to watch six tons of cocaine get set on fire:
The best part of that clip is that it’s from 2010 and five years later we’re still making Lindsay Lohan-Cocaine jokes.
[TotalFratMove via TheAntiMedia]