The largest single drug seizure that ever took place within the continential United States was in May, 1988, in San Francisco, CA. 56 tons of hashish and marijuana was seized from a barge being pulled by the ocean going tug vessel Intrepid Venture. Calvin Robinson, career criminal with connections to international orgainized crime was operating the Intrepid Venture. Street value was over 1 billion dollars. Robinson had successfully smuggled 30 tons of hashish into San Francisco the year before. Robinson was the cell mate of Christopher Boyce in Lompoc Prison. “Falcon and the Snowman” movie. Robinson is believed to have been responsible for breaking Boyce from prison. “Escape of the Falcon”. Boyce had been selling secrets to the KGB. Robinson’s hashish came from Russsia. Check the video on YouTube of largest drug seizure in US history. N Wood
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By: Norman Wood
