Border Patrol seizes a ton of marijuana near Casa Grande
Casa Grande Station agents following off-road tire tracks through the desert seized 2,000 pounds (907 kg) of marijuana in 160 bundles plus three vehicles on 9 September 2010. The load was valued at about $1.6 million.
🇺🇸 desert near Casa Grande, Arizona · Arizona, United States
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Casa Grande Station seized2,000 pounds (907 kg) of marijuana and three vehicles on Thursday after following off-road tire tracks through the desert.[1]When agents reached the vehicles they found all three loaded with cellophane-wrapped bundles, 160 bundles in total, which the agency valued at about $1.6 million.[1]
The seizure was part of a heavy year for the Tucson Sector, which had taken more than 943,000 pounds of marijuana worth over $754 million since 1 October 2009.[1]
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