Thread: 156 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop in Temecula.

Marijuana-Packed Buckets Found During Traffic Stop
TEMECULA, Calif. (AP)

http://cbs2.com/local/Marijuana.Buckets ... 49862.html

Border Patrol agents have found several five-gallon buckets packed with 156 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in Temecula.

The bust happened Monday afternoon on Interstate 15 when a drug-sniffing dog found the drugs in 12 buckets in the back of a sport utility vehicle.

Agents found the marijuana wrapped in plastic and covered with an industrial adhesive to conceal the smell and avoid detection.

The Border Patrol says the 23-year-old driver was taken into custody on suspicion of smuggling drugs.

Since Oct. 1, the Border Patrol has seized more than 9,700 pounds of marijuana in the San Diego sector.

Temecula checkpoint has been busy lately. This was posted recently:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-147893-temecula.html

I drove by there last Sat. and as I approached the checkpoint I noticed a BP car. As I got closer I realized he was tailing a truck with Baja plates. Passed but periodically looked in my rearview mirror and sure enough his lights came on. Probably took more than 2 miles before the guy pulled over.