Man dies, survived by $12 million worth of weed



http://www.rt.com/usa/347863-ct-man-atl-weed/

A Connecticut man was in Atlanta, Georgia when he suddenly died of apparently natural causes. After his body was removed from his van, law enforcement discovered that he died surrounded by loved ones – hundreds of pounds of pot!

Gwinnett County police responded to the call of a man slumped over near a white van and tractor-trailer. There they found Johnny Taylor, 31, of Bridgeport, Connecticut kneeling on the ground with his head on the steps of the white van’s side door. There were bags of marijuana inside the vehicle.

Officers made the discovery while "looking around the scene for signs of foul play." They had smelled marijuana, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Even though a K9 unit was unable to locate the drugs, a box inside the van was found to contain a large amount of marijuana.

Police continued to find more weed in the van as well as inside the trailer, all similarly packed. "Several hundred pounds of marijuana were seized. The street value is approximately $12 million," Gwinnett County police spokeswoman Corporal Michele Pihera said in a news release.

Although Pihera could not give the exact amount, she said the haul weighed over 500 pounds.

While Taylor’s death shows no signs of foul play, exactly what killed him remains a mystery. Security footage from the area shows one person dropping off the tractor-trailer. Shortly after, the aforementioned white van was seen pulling up and parking next to the trailer.

The first man left in a gold Toyota Camry and was questioned by the police, but has not been charged with anything, according to Pihera.

So let me get this straight...

A 31 year old man, from Connecticut, is found dead, by his van in Atlanta Georgia. And he has $12 million of pot.... And his death is natural?

Anybody see Santa, besides the Atlanta police ?

RIP Weed. RIP


No witnesses, makes me wonder how much
pot, Atlanta p.d. Skimmed.

My thoughts exactly. Couldn't give the exact amount!?!?! Reeaally!
Let's do a little math. From the vehicles that get caught here in El Paso, Usually the hauls are 1000 to 5000 pounds. So let's say it was a "small load". 12,000,000$÷ 500 pounds = 24,000 per pound or 48k per kilo.
That,,,, ladies and gentleman of the jury.... is a hell of a lot of money for a key of weed. So by that logic,,,,, Somebody has been pinching! Ergo,,
Atlanta is a happier place, by at least 500 pounds!

seems someone did some serious weeding,and it weren't the Fellow in the Van!

I know right! Nobody "owns" 12 million in ganja! Guess those Atlanta cops are having one hell of a barbaque!

It is sad that they seized the family's inheritance