Zero tolerance: 64 Navy soldiers were caught using- and many selling- Spice, which is a substitute for marijuana that has been outlawed in 15 states64 Navy Sailors Who Served On Board Carrier That Buried Bin Laden Are Discharged Over Drug Use -- Daily Mail
Sixty-four sailors from the San Diego-based U.S. Third Fleet will be kicked out of the Navy for drug use, mostly involving a synthetic drug that mimics marijuana, military officials said Thursday.
Capt. Greg Hicks of the Third Fleet said the sailors worked aboard the USS San Francisco, the floating dry dock Arco, and the USS Carl Vinson, the aircraft carrier that buried Osama bin Laden at sea.
Mr Hicks said the Navy is still investigating and does not know if the accused members of the Vinson crew were aboard or using drugs when it was on its mission in the Middle East at the time.
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The Navy announced that 49 sailors assigned to the carrier Carl Vinson were connected to the sale, possession or use of spice. The alleged ring includes two distributors, one middle man and 46 users. Above, Carl Vinson departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in June for a Tiger Cruise back to San Diego. MC2 James R. Evans / Navy More News On The US Navy's Drug Bust
Navy: 64 sailors busted for spice use, sales -- Navy Times
Sailors Caught Illegally Using, Distributing Drug Spice, Navy Says -- L.A. Times
Navy to Kick Out 64 Sailors for Drug Use From Fleet That Buried Bin Laden -- Fox News/AP
Navy punishes 64 San Diego sailors in 'fake pot' bust -- USA Today
Navy discharging 64 sailors for drug use, distribution -- Reuters
64 Sailors Caught in Alleged Drug Ring -- NBC San Diego
My Comment: I guess cases like this one are not isolated cases.
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