Border Patrol arrests 7 suspected drug smugglers


by Associated Press (November 8th, 2011 @ 5:51pm)



YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents from Yuma Sector say they've apprehended seven suspected smugglers and seized nearly 245 pounds of marijuana.

Wellton Station agents patrolling near Sentinel detected a group of individuals carrying backpacks in the southwestern Arizona desert Tuesday morning.

Agents encountered the group and say they all admitted to being in the country illegally and transporting marijuana in their backpacks.

Border Patrol officials say the seven suspects and the marijuana were turned over to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for further investigation.

They say the marijuana had an estimated street value of more than $122,000.

The names, genders and nationalities of the seven suspects weren't immediately available.

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