TUCSON, AZ -- Authorities say U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona seized more than 17,000 pounds of marijuana this week, valued at more than $14 million.
Border Patrol agents in the Western Corridor of the Tucson Sector are being credited with seizing the bulk of marijuana at more than 12,000 pounds.
In one case, on Monday night, agents assigned to the Ajo Station using night-vision goggles spotted an SUV driving in the desert without lights.
Border Patrol officials say the vehicle's occupants fled into the desert and agents found 77 bundles of marijuana, weighing 1,600 pounds and valued at more than $1.3 million
On Wednesday, Ajo agents following tire tracks discovered an abandoned vehicle containing another 1,600 pounds of marijuana.
Officials say that in the first four months of the fiscal year, 9,000 more pounds have been seized than the same time last year.
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Border Patrol agents in the Western Corridor of the Tucson Sector are being credited with seizing the bulk of marijuana at more than 12,000 pounds.
In one case, on Monday night, agents assigned to the Ajo Station using night-vision goggles spotted an SUV driving in the desert without lights.
Border Patrol officials say the vehicle's occupants fled into the desert and agents found 77 bundles of marijuana, weighing 1,600 pounds and valued at more than $1.3 million
On Wednesday, Ajo agents following tire tracks discovered an abandoned vehicle containing another 1,600 pounds of marijuana.
Officials say that in the first four months of the fiscal year, 9,000 more pounds have been seized than the same time last year.
News Hawk- Weedpipe 420 Magazine - Cannabis Culture News & Reviews
Source: ABC15.com
Author: Deborah Stocks
Contact: Home - ABC15.com
Copyright: 2010 The E.W. Scripps Co.
Website:Over $14 million in pot seized in S. Arizona in 1 week
