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What strikes me about this is that the criminals could have just as easily stolen the vehicles, but the value of the marijuana outweighed the value of the vehic

• base698 13y ago
  They can probably liquidate the drugs due to contacts they've made in that world faster, so even if the car was worth more it could be harder to liquidate. Stealing a car is worthless if you can't sell it or get a premium for it.
• mathattack 13y ago
  100+ pounds is a lot of drugs! And it's a gift that keeps on giving. Once you have the car codes, you can use the same vehicle many times.
• Afforess 13y ago
  Stolen cars are incredibly hard to sell. There is a reason criminals just steal one and ditch it later.
  • xradionut 13y ago
    Easier and more money by breaking them down for parts. Strip it and abandon it.
  • abruzzi 13y ago
    Not in Juarez. That's where most stolen cars in the southwest go to die--in chop shops.
• asperous 13y ago
  In addition to being hard to sell, this also multiplies the risk involved, which I imagine most drug runners would prefer to minimize.
• fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
  It's not just the vehicle, they also got the use of the driver as a patsy.