Peru Lights Up 50 Tons of Grass
Police in a nation better know for cocaine say they've torched a record haul of marijuana
Police in Peru say they have destroyed more than 50 tonnes of marijuana.
In an operation lasting five days, the police say they located a record 207,000 marijuana plants in two central regions of the country.
According to a report released this week by the US Office of National Drug Control Policy, Peru is the top cocaine producer in the world, followed by Bolivia and Colombia.
Analysts say that little is known about Peru's marijuana production.
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Don't they care about global warming?!
Wish I'd been there with a good pair of lungs.