Somerset police seize $48,000 in drugs from storage unit
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SOMERSET, MA -- The Somerset police say they have arrested one man and are searching for two other drug suspects after confiscating about $48,000 worth of marijuana at a self-storage facility. The police responded to a silent alarm Sunday night at the storage facility at 3129 County St. where, after stopping a car they arrested the passenger, Daryus Pierce, 31, of Fall River. Pierce was charged with possession of a class D substance, intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate drug laws. The police say the driver of the car, Duane Franklin Glass, 31, of Georgia, sped off as the police were about to open a unit inside the storage facility. The police are searching for him as well as the owner of the car, Sarah E. Coelho, 26, of Dighton. Inside the storage unit, the police say, they found 15 storage bags with a pound of marijuana in each. 
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congratulations to the somerset police for doing a wonderful job.
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It's a really simple choice. If you like the system currently in place then by all means allow the drug gangs to distribute drugs to all (including our children) and to receive all profits and pay absolutely no taxes.
The only other option is to
LEGALIZE, REGULATE, AND TAX.
Currently children have access drugs because there are no regulations on it. Anybody can grow, sell, or use it. It is an untaxed, unregulated asset. Regulation will remove cannabis from the easy grasp of youth. Seen many alcohol or cigarette dealers around the school yard? Regulation removed these items from the easy reach of children. With cannabis, the government has taken a hands off approach. They keep cannabis and hemp illegal and only move to investigate, arrest, eradicate, and apply asset forfeiture laws all of which do not appear to be providing the intended drug-free results. Prohibition provides the forbidden fruit. It's cool, secret, you got away with something... Prohibition doesn't work. I don't think you could get more people using cannabis if you wanted. The country is awash in it. It's past time to learn from our history with alcohol and finally end cannabis prohibition.
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how in the hek did thet trip an alarm at an open storage facility? lmao. this is the craziest story. if duane fled the scene, how do you know huis name? did his partner snitch on him? whos the female? i guess you guys have to hold back info until you close the other corners of this case. lol. dumb criminals.
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