# Why can't we send coffee to the troops?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-send-coffee-to-the-troops/230398>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 21, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-send-coffee-to-the-troops/230398 "2004-02-21T18:52:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-send-coffee-to-the-troops/230398/21 "2004-02-23T12:39:59Z")

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I’m voting for **Derleth’s** theory. The guy who printed up that list is getting kickback from the local coffee merchants 😉

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**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-send-coffee-to-the-troops/230398/22 "2004-02-23T20:55:52Z")

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> One reason is that drug smugglers sometimes ship drugs in crates filled with coffee to throw off security K-9 units.

Is that really true, or did you get that from _Beverly Hills Cop_?

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**Author:** ![Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji_Kitakyusho)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-send-coffee-to-the-troops/230398/23 "2004-02-24T01:22:15Z")

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Coffee is a natural antidote to the mind controlling drugs that they feed the troops, hence it is prohibited.

I can’t tell you any more than that here… THEY might be listening…

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