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LOS ANGELES -- Six people were in custody Friday after an anonymous tip led
authorities to an El Monte home where 2 tons of marijuana was
shrink-wrapped in small bundles ready for distribution to local dealers,
police said.
"It's a pretty good size bust," said El Monte police Lt. George Hopkins.
Investigators in an unmarked cruiser went to watch the house at 3010
Cogswell Road about 5:45 p.m. Thursday after a caller tipped them off that
drugs were there, Hopkins said.
Less than an hour later, a man left the house in a small pickup truck with a
camper shell, Hopkins said. Officers followed him and stopped the driver for
swerving across lanes while talking on a cellular phone.
When officers approached the driver, they saw packages of marijuana and
smelled the drug, the lieutenant said. They arrested him and found 200
pounds of marijuana inside the cab and under the camper shell.
Police obtained a search warrant and returned to the house, Hopkins said.
Inside they found 2 tons of marijuana shrink-wrapped in=
12-by-6-by-4-inch
cubes. They also found packaging material.
The bundles, 2.2 pounds each, were likely destined to street-level dealers
who sell the drug in smaller quantities, Hopkins said.
Officers arrested a woman and four men who were home at the time, he said.
The driver and the group at the house were booked on suspicion of possession
of marijuana with the intent to sell.
Police were trying to determine where the marijuana was grown, Hopkins said.
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10:33 a.m. PST March 14, 2003
authorities to an El Monte home where 2 tons of marijuana was
shrink-wrapped in small bundles ready for distribution to local dealers,
police said.
"It's a pretty good size bust," said El Monte police Lt. George Hopkins.
Investigators in an unmarked cruiser went to watch the house at 3010
Cogswell Road about 5:45 p.m. Thursday after a caller tipped them off that
drugs were there, Hopkins said.
Less than an hour later, a man left the house in a small pickup truck with a
camper shell, Hopkins said. Officers followed him and stopped the driver for
swerving across lanes while talking on a cellular phone.
When officers approached the driver, they saw packages of marijuana and
smelled the drug, the lieutenant said. They arrested him and found 200
pounds of marijuana inside the cab and under the camper shell.
Police obtained a search warrant and returned to the house, Hopkins said.
Inside they found 2 tons of marijuana shrink-wrapped in=
12-by-6-by-4-inch
cubes. They also found packaging material.
The bundles, 2.2 pounds each, were likely destined to street-level dealers
who sell the drug in smaller quantities, Hopkins said.
Officers arrested a woman and four men who were home at the time, he said.
The driver and the group at the house were booked on suspicion of possession
of marijuana with the intent to sell.
Police were trying to determine where the marijuana was grown, Hopkins said.
Copyright 2003 by NBC4.tv <mailto:webstaff@nbc4.tv>.
NBC 4
https://www.nbc4.tv/news/2041181/detail.html
10:33 a.m. PST March 14, 2003
