Major marijuana bust by Border Patrol
Posted - 12/2/2009 at 3:23PM

A major marijuana bust in Pima County. U.S. Border Patrol Agents from the Ajo Station seized 69 bundles of marijuana early Wednesday in the west desert area near Ajo. The marijuana, weighing approximately 2,118 pounds, has an estimated street value of more than $1.6 million.

3 illegal immigrants were also arrested and were transported to the Ajo Station for processing.

Last fiscal year, Tucson Sector Agents seized a record-breaking 1.2 million pounds of marijuana. In the first month of Fiscal Year 2010, the Tucson Sector has seized more than 67,000 pounds of marijuana.

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