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kdawg7736 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-08 2:02:16 PM  
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special20 [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 3:21:52 PM  
Are we trying to get Don Jr to immigrate to New Zealand?
 
dyhchong
2023-02-08 3:22:18 PM  
Oh, thank god, they found my coke. I was looking everywhere for that. I better call them now and let them know.
 
SirGunslinger
2023-02-08 3:24:09 PM  
From the makers of Cocaine Bear you have Cocaine Sheep!
 
freakdiablo [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 3:24:36 PM  
That explains why my guy asked me if Pepsi was ok...
 
winedrinkingman
2023-02-08 3:24:59 PM  

special20: Are we trying to get Don Jr to immigrate to New Zealand?


No, no, no.  We are trying to get him to one of those independent pretend countries that libertarians try to build on old derricks.
 
ProfessorTerguson [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 3:25:34 PM  
100 million, that's a lot of coke.
 
SpocksEars [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 3:26:54 PM  
Including a picture of the World Class New Zealand Navy, I see.
 
replacementcool
2023-02-08 3:28:15 PM  

special20: Are we trying to get Don Jr to immigrate to New Zealand?


He wouldn't be allowed in because there are good character requirements that we have to get a visa, and the National party aren't in power at the moment so he couldn't just buy citizenship like peter thiel did.
 
dyhchong
2023-02-08 3:29:41 PM  

SpocksEars: Including a picture of the World Class New Zealand Navy, I see.


Wow, you're right, they sent the entire navy for this one haul and it doubles as a fishing boat when it's not in use.
 
germ78
2023-02-08 3:33:29 PM  
I thought square grouper was only found in the waters off of Florida?
 
LockeOak
2023-02-08 3:35:55 PM  

SpocksEars: Including a picture of the World Class New Zealand Navy, I see.


Well, it's only 9 ships to cover an absolutely massive region of ocean, but they're doing their best. That's the HMNZS Manawanui.
 
TheCableGuy
2023-02-08 3:36:48 PM  
Someone got killed over that. Perhaps more than one someone.
 
severedtoe
2023-02-08 3:38:18 PM  
politics tab?
 
Kid the Universe
2023-02-08 3:44:50 PM  

TheCableGuy: Someone got killed over that. Perhaps more than one someone.


I don't think I'd want to be on the drug seize squad either.

What would you do? Let's say you are on some smallish boat crossing the Pacific and you come across this thing. Do you report it to authorities? Do you tell no one and just sail on? Do you take one of the bags? All of the bags?

I think I might just sail the fark on and not tell a soul
 
lilplatinum
2023-02-08 3:46:46 PM  

ProfessorTerguson: 100 million, that's a lot of coke.


How are they going to dispose of 50 million worth of coke.
 
born_yesterday [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 3:47:23 PM  

Kid the Universe: TheCableGuy: Someone got killed over that. Perhaps more than one someone.

I don't think I'd want to be on the drug seize squad either.

What would you do? Let's say you are on some smallish boat crossing the Pacific and you come across this thing. Do you report it to authorities? Do you tell no one and just sail on? Do you take one of the bags? All of the bags?

I think I might just sail the fark on and not tell a soul


Considering the long time use of radiocollar tracking and air drops of payloads to boats, that might not be a bad bet.
 
replacementcool
2023-02-08 3:48:11 PM  

Kid the Universe: TheCableGuy: Someone got killed over that. Perhaps more than one someone.

I don't think I'd want to be on the drug seize squad either.

What would you do? Let's say you are on some smallish boat crossing the Pacific and you come across this thing. Do you report it to authorities? Do you tell no one and just sail on? Do you take one of the bags? All of the bags?

I think I might just sail the fark on and not tell a soul


funniest thing is it almost certainly wasn't destined for NZ since cocaine is basically not a thing here.
 
LockeOak
2023-02-08 3:51:18 PM  

replacementcool: Kid the Universe: TheCableGuy: Someone got killed over that. Perhaps more than one someone.

I don't think I'd want to be on the drug seize squad either.

What would you do? Let's say you are on some smallish boat crossing the Pacific and you come across this thing. Do you report it to authorities? Do you tell no one and just sail on? Do you take one of the bags? All of the bags?

I think I might just sail the fark on and not tell a soul

funniest thing is it almost certainly wasn't destined for NZ since cocaine is basically not a thing here.


Yeah, it's for the best really. Cocaine is way too classy for NZ.
 
TheCableGuy
2023-02-08 3:56:15 PM  

Kid the Universe: TheCableGuy: Someone got killed over that. Perhaps more than one someone.

I don't think I'd want to be on the drug seize squad either.

What would you do? Let's say you are on some smallish boat crossing the Pacific and you come across this thing. Do you report it to authorities? Do you tell no one and just sail on? Do you take one of the bags? All of the bags?

I think I might just sail the fark on and not tell a soul


Mind my own business - that's been a solid plan in my life so far!
 
gameshowhost [OhFark]
2023-02-08 3:56:40 PM  

severedtoe: politics tab?


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Teddy Brosevelt
2023-02-08 3:59:07 PM  

replacementcool: Kid the Universe: TheCableGuy: Someone got killed over that. Perhaps more than one someone.

I don't think I'd want to be on the drug seize squad either.

What would you do? Let's say you are on some smallish boat crossing the Pacific and you come across this thing. Do you report it to authorities? Do you tell no one and just sail on? Do you take one of the bags? All of the bags?

I think I might just sail the fark on and not tell a soul

funniest thing is it almost certainly wasn't destined for NZ since cocaine is basically not a thing here.


*sadly crosses NZ off my Cocaines of the World tour*

😔
 
ansius
2023-02-08 4:27:59 PM  

LockeOak: SpocksEars: Including a picture of the World Class New Zealand Navy, I see.

Well, it's only 9 ships to cover an absolutely massive region of ocean, but they're doing their best. That's the HMNZS Manawanui.


In this thread: People who think that a nation of 4 million people is going to maintain a 'world class navy'.
 
ansius
2023-02-08 4:28:37 PM  

ansius: LockeOak: SpocksEars: Including a picture of the World Class New Zealand Navy, I see.

Well, it's only 9 ships to cover an absolutely massive region of ocean, but they're doing their best. That's the HMNZS Manawanui.

In this thread: People who think that a nation of 4 million people is going to maintain a 'world class navy'.


Also, wait until they hear about the Kiwi Air Force.
 
replacementcool
2023-02-08 4:29:47 PM  

SpocksEars: Including a picture of the World Class New Zealand Navy, I see.


We don't go around pissing off every country we can at every opportunity, so we don't need one.
 
bughunter [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-02-08 4:32:57 PM  
Good thing all that coke didn't make it to Australia.

You think the drop bears and death pandas are dangerous, just imagine them all hopped up on disco candy!
 
born_yesterday [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 4:34:47 PM  

bughunter: Good thing all that coke didn't make it to Australia.

You think the drop bears and death pandas are dangerous, just imagine them all hopped up on disco candy!


It'll turn a cuddly little koala bear into that little tiki that terrorized Karen Black!
 
ansius
2023-02-08 4:42:14 PM  

born_yesterday: bughunter: Good thing all that coke didn't make it to Australia.

You think the drop bears and death pandas are dangerous, just imagine them all hopped up on disco candy!

It'll turn a cuddly little koala bear into that little tiki that terrorized Karen Black!


True fact: The main character in this movie was played by a drop bear to increase the realism.

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BenSaw2 [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 4:48:10 PM  

lilplatinum: ProfessorTerguson: 100 million, that's a lot of coke.

How are they going to dispose of 50 million worth of coke.


Don't worry - their incinerator will fit that $25 mil. of coke exactly.
 
steklo [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 4:53:33 PM  
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kindms
2023-02-08 4:55:43 PM  

replacementcool: Kid the Universe: TheCableGuy: Someone got killed over that. Perhaps more than one someone.

I don't think I'd want to be on the drug seize squad either.

What would you do? Let's say you are on some smallish boat crossing the Pacific and you come across this thing. Do you report it to authorities? Do you tell no one and just sail on? Do you take one of the bags? All of the bags?

I think I might just sail the fark on and not tell a soul

funniest thing is it almost certainly wasn't destined for NZ since cocaine is basically not a thing here.


ive seen some of your tv shows. are you sure about that ?
 
misanthropicsob [OhFark]
2023-02-08 5:02:50 PM  

special20: Are we trying to get Don Jr to immigrate to New Zealand?


Him and Hunter are opening their own Epstein island.
 
Lexx
2023-02-08 5:04:52 PM  
That much coke, they've got an informant, especially considering how farking BiG the ocean is.
 
lilbjorn
2023-02-08 5:06:11 PM  
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North island or south?
 
misanthropicsob [OhFark]
2023-02-08 5:08:04 PM  

Lexx: That much coke, they've got an informant, especially considering how farking BiG the ocean is.


Does New Zealand have cop math or do they use actual math?

In America, this supply would probably be like 2 personal sized baggies that fell out of some guys wallet.
 
born_yesterday [TotalFark]
2023-02-08 5:16:13 PM  
BTW, if you're into true crime and cocaine, Cocaine Cowboys is a documentary on Amazon that goes into the cocaine trade in 1980s Miami and is pretty good.
 
replacementcool
2023-02-08 5:22:27 PM  

lilbjorn: [uploads.dailydot.com image 850x425]
North island or south?


ain't a building as tall as any of them anywhere on the south island.
 
The Brains
2023-02-08 6:09:35 PM  

ansius: LockeOak: SpocksEars: Including a picture of the World Class New Zealand Navy, I see.

Well, it's only 9 ships to cover an absolutely massive region of ocean, but they're doing their best. That's the HMNZS Manawanui.

In this thread: People who think that a nation of 4 million people is going to maintain a 'world class navy'.


They're part of ANZAC so although they might be small, they DO have world class toys.

They could shut down the Black Sea or something
 
haknudsen
2023-02-08 6:23:39 PM  

bughunter: Good thing all that coke didn't make it to Australia.

You think the drop bears and death pandas are dangerous, just imagine them all hopped up on disco candy!


Cocaine Koalas and Kangaroos are taking over the continent
 
ElPrimitivo
2023-02-08 6:42:17 PM  
CSB:

I used to live in Asheville. One night was walking my dogs downtown, cut through an alley at one point. The news the next day was talking about a backpack full of cocaine and cash, a few kilos and like 20  thousand dollars, being found in that alley. Apparently, my dogs were not good at sniffing out money or cocaine. Otherwise, I would be wealthier today.

End CSB

/I'm in Florida now. Was very near where 14 lb of cocaine were recently found after one of the big storms.
//Was not on that particular stretch of beach at any point.
///Really wish I had been. I've never done coke, but I understand that it can be exchanged for pretty good money.
 
UncleDirtNap
2023-02-08 8:00:24 PM  
Ladies and Gentlemen, the new U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand.

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greatgodyoshi [BareFark]
2023-02-08 8:30:27 PM  
Yes, but how many people could it kill? I thought that's how we measured seized drugs now.
 
misanthropicsob [OhFark]
2023-02-08 8:34:33 PM  

UncleDirtNap: Ladies and Gentlemen, the new U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand.

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That was the old ambassador.

This is the new one.

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princhester
2023-02-08 10:18:23 PM  

replacementcool: SpocksEars: Including a picture of the World Class New Zealand Navy, I see.

We don't go around pissing off every country we can at every opportunity, so we don't need one.


Don't kid yourself.  Neither did Poland pre WWII.  You don't need one because you are a long, long way away and have Australia between you and the rest of the world.
 
princhester
2023-02-08 10:20:12 PM  
At the risk of stating the mind blowingly obvious, cops can't do economics or marketing.

If that much cocaine hit NZ the price would go through the floor, so it would be worth nowhere near what they say.  And the market would expand such that it would last only a tiny fraction of 30 years.
 
cheeseaholic
2023-02-09 12:13:36 AM  
Because the one thing that Australia needs is the sharks off the coast to get coked up.
 
HeFixesTheCable
2023-02-09 2:08:50 PM  

born_yesterday: BTW, if you're into true crime and cocaine, Cocaine Cowboys is a documentary on Amazon that goes into the cocaine trade in 1980s Miami and is pretty good.


There are two versions (I dont have Amazon, so dont know which one is there). The first one was released maybe...12-14 years ago? Longer? Think the Aughts. Then they "flashed it up" and re-released years later, but excluded a lot of info/footage and included "commentary" from pop figures, as well as follow-on later interviews with the two main guys. I only know because I watched the original, and when I tried to show it to a friend years later (because it was a fascinating doc, as you said), the version I found online was not as good. 

I may have "borrowed" a copy from the original DVD release in the Aughts that I found online on a pirate ship. THe one that was released on the web was not the same one.

Do you know which one is on Amazon?
 
born_yesterday [TotalFark]
2023-02-09 2:30:42 PM  

HeFixesTheCable: born_yesterday: BTW, if you're into true crime and cocaine, Cocaine Cowboys is a documentary on Amazon that goes into the cocaine trade in 1980s Miami and is pretty good.

There are two versions (I dont have Amazon, so dont know which one is there). The first one was released maybe...12-14 years ago? Longer? Think the Aughts. Then they "flashed it up" and re-released years later, but excluded a lot of info/footage and included "commentary" from pop figures, as well as follow-on later interviews with the two main guys. I only know because I watched the original, and when I tried to show it to a friend years later (because it was a fascinating doc, as you said), the version I found online was not as good. 

I may have "borrowed" a copy from the original DVD release in the Aughts that I found online on a pirate ship. THe one that was released on the web was not the same one.

Do you know which one is on Amazon?


There's Cocaine Cowboys on right now, which I am pretty sure is the original.

Amazon also had Cocaine Cowboys Reloaded, which might be what you saw. Similar but not identical interviews, and different editing (in CC, they assert through interviews that Griselda Blanco murdered a cartel family member, in CCR, they use the same interviews to assert that she plotted to kill the FL state senator).

Cocaine Cowboys 2 is interviews with some of the same subjects, but primarily follows one of Griselda's main distributors in CA. (Who foiled her plot to kidnap JFK for ransom; "I saw myself as the last line of defense in protecting JFK and my first line of defense in avoiding life in prison.").

If there's a fourth documentary, I wouldn't be surprised. The seem to have tons of interviews to edit.
 
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