http://dagblog.com/link/china-drug-crystal-meth-seizure-operation-guangdong-village-18022 Comments for "China in drug (crystal meth) seizure operation at Guangdong village" en http://dagblog.com/comment/188077#comment-188077 <a id="comment-188077"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/188073#comment-188073">In related news, a porkpie</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>They certainly sound as driven as "Heisenberg":</p> <blockquote> <p>Boshe had defied previous attempts to rein in its drug operations, using human barricades of the elderly, women, and children to counter police forces</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>by the time of the raid, waste from drug production had formed six-foot-tall piles along Boshe's streets, and most residents had begun using home generators because the local power network could no longer handle demand. Locals told Legal Daily that pollution from meth manufacturing had grown so bad that the lychee fruit for which the village was once known would no longer grow there.</p> </blockquote> <p>And this guy has a pretty snappy name if not equal to Heisenberg in metaphoric potential:</p> <blockquote> <p>village party chief Cai Dongjia, the "biggest drug trafficker" in the region</p> </blockquote> <p>Would fit nicely in a movie,<em> Scarface goes East</em>, something like that.</p> <div id="stcpDiv" style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;"> village party chief Cai Dongjia, the "biggest drug trafficker" in the region - See more at: <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/01/02/the_raid_on_chinas_meth_village#sthash.A8ysxc2a.JbeYE3hR.dpuf">http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/01/02/the_raid_on_chinas_meth...</a></div> <div id="stcpDiv" style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;"> y the time of the raid, waste from drug production had <a href="http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2014-01/02/content_5171282.htm?node=20908">formed</a> six-foot-tall piles along Boshe's streets, and most residents had <a href="http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2014-01/02/content_5171282.htm?node=20908">begun using</a> home generators because the local power network could no longer handle demand. Locals told <i>Legal Daily </i>that pollution from meth manufacturing had <a href="http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2014-01/02/content_5171282.htm?node=20908">grown</a> so bad that the lychee fruit for which the village was once known would no longer grow there.  - See more at: <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/01/02/the_raid_on_chinas_meth_village#sthash.A8ysxc2a.JbeYE3hR.dpuf">http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/01/02/the_raid_on_chinas_meth...</a></div> </div></div></div> Sat, 04 Jan 2014 00:10:27 +0000 artappraiser comment 188077 at http://dagblog.com http://dagblog.com/comment/188073#comment-188073 <a id="comment-188073"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/188066#comment-188066">More fascinating details @</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In related news, a porkpie hat was found at the factory, with the nametag "Heisenberg" sewn into the hatband.</p> </div></div></div> Fri, 03 Jan 2014 21:56:18 +0000 jollyroger comment 188073 at http://dagblog.com http://dagblog.com/comment/188072#comment-188072 <a id="comment-188072"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/188066#comment-188066">More fascinating details @</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Well, I guess now we know <a href="http://dagblog.com/arts/add-blues-17833">what explains</a> those good grades the Chinese kids are always getting...</p> </div></div></div> Fri, 03 Jan 2014 21:54:07 +0000 jollyroger comment 188072 at http://dagblog.com http://dagblog.com/comment/188066#comment-188066 <a id="comment-188066"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/china-drug-crystal-meth-seizure-operation-guangdong-village-18022">China in drug (crystal meth) seizure operation at Guangdong village</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>More fascinating details @ <em>Foreign Policy:</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/01/02/the_raid_on_chinas_meth_village#sthash.A8ysxc2a.dpbs">The Raid on China's No. 1 Meth Village<br /> 3,000 cops just descended on China's biggest little 'ice' factory.</a></p> </div></div></div> Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:08:15 +0000 artappraiser comment 188066 at http://dagblog.com