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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Continued from previous sheet. <br /> <br /> Within the fiscal year, police have experienced an increase in weapon recoveries at large- <br /> scale marijuana operations. A lot of the weapons recovered are found to be loaded and <br /> are illegal type weapons (e.g. automatic weapons, sawed-off rifles and shotguns). On <br /> several occasions the suspects are arrested and during questioning admit that they have <br /> the weapons on-hand for protection against "rip-offs." <br /> Police have also noticed that marijuana is almost always recovered during investigations <br /> involving "ice", cocaine or other "hard drugs." It is apparent that marijuana is still being <br /> used in conjunction with other types of drugs. <br /> <br /> Patrol officers are still encountering marijuana possession and distribution at the schools. <br /> It is apparent the marijuana is readily available in the schools, and still remain one of the <br /> drugs of choice to our youth. <br /> <br /> Marijuana and all the illegal activities associated with it has a substantial and detrimental <br /> effect on the health and general welfare of the people within our community and <br /> throughout the state. These additional funds will assist the Hawaii Police Department to <br /> maintain our commitment to enforce the laws, preserve peace, and provide our <br /> community with safe environment. <br />