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TUCSON - Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Casa Grande Station patrolling Federal Route 42 on the Tohono O'odham Nation seized over 2500 pounds of marijuana Tuesday.
At approximately 7:30 a.m., agents encountered a white Chevrolet and a brown Dodge truck traveling north on FR 42 near milepost 12. Both trucks were equipped with camper shells. As the agents turned around to take a closer look at the vehicles, the two trucks veered off the roadway and drove into the desert. Agents followed the vehicles and observed the white Chevrolet truck attempt to draw the agents away by slowly turning around and driving back towards FR 42. The agents recognized the smuggler's tactic and followed the brown Dodge truck.
The agents lost sight of the Dodge truck, but continued to follow the dust trail left behind. The agents encountered the Dodge truck approximately two miles away wedged into an arroyo. The smugglers had apparently abandoned the truck and absconded into the desert. Inside the truck and in the rear cargo area, agents discovered 140 bundles of marijuana. The smugglers were not located and avoided apprehension. The white Chevrolet truck was not located.
The marijuana, with a total weight of 1552 pounds and a value of $2,041,940, was turned over to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The Dodge truck had not been reported stolen, and was commercially towed for storage.
In Fiscal Year 2005, which began October 1, 2004, the Tucson Sector Border Patrol has seized 72,306 pounds of marijuana. The Border Patrol continues to stay on pace for a record seizure year.
The Border Patrol is a division of the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, a new agency within the Department of Homeland Security, responsible for managing and securing our nation's borders.
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers
https://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13477788&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=222077&rfi=6
At approximately 7:30 a.m., agents encountered a white Chevrolet and a brown Dodge truck traveling north on FR 42 near milepost 12. Both trucks were equipped with camper shells. As the agents turned around to take a closer look at the vehicles, the two trucks veered off the roadway and drove into the desert. Agents followed the vehicles and observed the white Chevrolet truck attempt to draw the agents away by slowly turning around and driving back towards FR 42. The agents recognized the smuggler's tactic and followed the brown Dodge truck.
The agents lost sight of the Dodge truck, but continued to follow the dust trail left behind. The agents encountered the Dodge truck approximately two miles away wedged into an arroyo. The smugglers had apparently abandoned the truck and absconded into the desert. Inside the truck and in the rear cargo area, agents discovered 140 bundles of marijuana. The smugglers were not located and avoided apprehension. The white Chevrolet truck was not located.
The marijuana, with a total weight of 1552 pounds and a value of $2,041,940, was turned over to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The Dodge truck had not been reported stolen, and was commercially towed for storage.
In Fiscal Year 2005, which began October 1, 2004, the Tucson Sector Border Patrol has seized 72,306 pounds of marijuana. The Border Patrol continues to stay on pace for a record seizure year.
The Border Patrol is a division of the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, a new agency within the Department of Homeland Security, responsible for managing and securing our nation's borders.
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers
https://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13477788&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=222077&rfi=6
