10 illegals, marijuana seized

April 21, 2011 5:27 PM



BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER



Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents, in two separate incidents Wednesday, apprehended 10 Mexican nationals who were in the country illegally and seized approximately 466 pounds of marijuana.

According to the Yuma Sector Communications Division, agents assigned to Wellton Station were patrolling south of mile marker 86 on Interstate 8 when they encountered five individuals, each carrying a bundle of marijuana.

The marijuana weighed approximately 256 pounds and had an estimated street value of $128,140.

In a separate incident the same day, agents assigned to Wellton Station were patrolling near Potato Field Road when they encountered five individuals carrying nine bundles of marijuana. The marijuana seized in this incident weighed approximately 210 pounds and had an estimated street value of $105,055.

The marijuana and the 10 suspects were turned over to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for prosecution.

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