BURN THIS: Sometimes the hardest part in...
BURN THIS: Sometimes the hardest part in a police drug bust is finding a place to burn the goods. . . . Anaheim Police Chief Joseph T. Molloy said after a joint local-federal bust Thursday netted 8,600 pounds of cocaine worth $150 million: “We had a heck of a time finding a place that would destroy this stuff.” A problem is that the waste product of cocaine is generally classified as toxic. . . . The chief said his office searched for some time before finding a company in Long Beach that would incinerate it.
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