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Police in Bello, Colombia, a suburb of Medellin, burned 1.5 tons of incinerated marijuana, which in turn formed a cloud over the city.
Residents described a 'tremendous smell of marijuana' after police burned stockpiles of the confiscated drug, but as the day became windier, the smoke began to drift across the city, engulfing Bello in the distinctive smell.
Tower blocks were evacuated, and the local mayor's office was forced to clarify that the huge cannabis cloud was 'not a fire', officers from the National Police, the Army and the Fire Department, plus personnel from the Attorney General’s Office were all involved.