Thread: AZ: Yuma Border Patrol agents seize marijuana

Yuma Border Patrol agents seize marijuana
March 14, 2011 4:35 PM
BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector seized approximately 457 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of $274,200, in three separate incidents over the past weekend.

In one incident, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Station observed several individuals walking eastbound along a field near County 23rd Street and the Levee Road carrying backpacks of marijuana.

Agents arrested the individuals, who turned out to be illegal aliens. The marijuana weighed 108 pounds and had an estimated street value of $64,800. The subjects and marijuana were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

In another incident, agents seized 278 pounds of marijuana near Wellton, after returning to a location where multiple illegal aliens had been apprehended earlier in the day. They recovered six bundles, scattered throughout the desert terrain, with an estimated street value of $166,800.

The third incident occurred along the Colorado River near Andrade, Calif., when agents assigned to the Yuma Station seized approximately 71 pounds of marijuana.

Agents were walking along a known smuggling trail when they located a bundle of marijuana hidden in the brush along the river. The narcotics had an estimated street value of $42,600.

To report suspicious activity, contact the Yuma Sector Border Patrol's toll free telephone number at 1-866-999-8727.

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Keep up the pressure and good work.