Posted on 11/03/2009 5:03:50 PM PST by SandRat
DOUGLAS — Federal authorities say they have seized nearly 700 pounds of marijuana at the Douglas Port of Entry.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were screening travelers and vehicles Sunday night when they came in contact with a 20-year-old Douglas man driving a truck.
The vehicle was inspected and authorities discovered that the bed of the F-150 had been completely altered to accommodate the concealment of nearly 700 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $1.1 million, authorities said.
Officers seized the vehicle and marijuana and the man was turned over to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation and prosecution. The man’s name was not released.
Also in the news …
• U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Arizona Department of Public Safety executed a search warrant on a residence late last week, resulting in the seizure of over 1,100 pounds of marijuana. Border Patrol agents from the Tucson Station observed a pickup truck traveling north from the U.S.-Mexico Border in a remote desert area notorious for drug smuggling. Agents were able to track the vehicle to a local residence. Additional agents responded to the location and, with the assistance of a canine unit, discovered several bundles suspected to be marijuana stacked up inside the house. Agents maintained surveillance around the perimeter of the house and contacted ICE for assistance. A search warrant was obtained and members of the Border Patrol, ICE and the Arizona Department of Public Safety served the warrant.
• Border Patrol agents assigned to the Nogales Station’s Interstate 19 checkpoint Saturday discovered approximately 24 pounds of marijuana in a vehicle when a canine alerted to an odor it had been trained to detect. Agents found the marijuana, valued at approximately $19,200, hidden in a compartment in the vehicle’s gas tank. The marijuana and driver were held for further processing, authorities said.
• Border Patrol agents assigned to the Nogales Station were notified that the Nogales Police Department had detained 20 illegal immigrants at a hotel Friday. All 20 were taken into custody.
• Nogales Border Patrol agents, in separate incidents over the weekend, arrested two sex offenders who were illegally present in the United States.
• Nogales agents arrested eight illegal aliens from China over the weekend. Tucson agents also arrested 10 illegal aliens Sunday from China on Sunday.
• Border Patrol agents assigned to the Sonoita Station apprehended an illegal immigrant from Mexico on Sunday who had previously been arrested on accusations of rape and kidnapping, according to records.
• Agents from Tucson arrested an illegal alien from Mexico Sunday who, according to records, had been arrested for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and possession/purchase of cocaine base for sale.
Border PING
If people could grow their own
none of this would be necessary
And a ready flow of narco money
to criminals would be ended.
Banning Marijuana is a waste of effort
Such lovely sex offenders, just doing the jobs.... gag.
So true
I wonder how hard it’ll be to get rid of the Federal narco squad
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Legalize it, tax it, get over it.
Legalize it, tax it, get over it.
They would just up the price on meth, cocaine and other assorted narcotics to make up for the difference. Keep it illegal, we don;t need the younger generations any dumber than what they are now.
That depends upon the goal of the ban. IMO, the ban is merely a means to an end. The real goal is an increase of governmental power and an enlargement of their sphere of influence. With that in mind, the ban is a smashing success.
This is the same reason why the fence was never finished, the border patrol is always under-staffed, our politicians put policies in place that reward illegal immigration, etc.
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