Found At Sea: 30 Tons Of Hashish, On Fire
by BILL CHAPPELL
September 09, 201311:15 AM
A fire aboard a cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea was set in order to get rid of 30 tons of hashish, according to officials in Italy and Malta. Authorities had approached the Gold Star, a Tanzania-registered ship, for an inspection Friday afternoon. But members of the crew reportedly set fire to their cargo, which Italian authorities identified as hashish resin.
The incident began in waters about 30 nautical miles north of Malta, where police and firefighting ships converged on the Gold Star as it burned Friday night. They succeeded in quenching the flames around noon Saturday.
"The cargo vessel was officially handed over to Italian authorities at 1:42 p.m." on Saturday, reports the Armed Forces of Malta, "where it was towed by tug boat, 'Nos Taurus' to Sicily for further investigation."
The AFM also reports that in addition to the official boats that responded, a number of civilian craft also arrived at the scene.
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When I was stationed in Turkey, while serving in the USAF, a guy could go into a pharmacy (chemist) in Samsun, the city where the base I was stationed at was located, and buy hashish over the counter. Perfectly legal to buy in Turkey at the time (67-68) if you bought it from the chemist's shop.
Legal to buy in town, very illegal to have in the barracks. What a dilemma!
The hash that was sold was Lebanese blond. I believe there may have been some personnel who actually purchased some occasionally for their personal consumption...off-base, of course.
We received regular counseling on why we shouldn't purchase or use this particular product by our supervising NCOs and officers. Yes, we did.
