2 arrested, pot seized at Nogales tunnel

Posted: 03/17/2011
Last Updated: 1 hour and 29 minutes ago
By: Associated Press

NOGALES, AZ - Authorities say they've thwarted a drug smuggling attempt in Nogales, apprehended two suspects and seized more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana from a drainage tunnel.

U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Nogales Station and Nogales police officers made a joint sweep of the Morley tunnel Wednesday after voices were heard in the tunnel along the Arizona-Mexico border.

They arrested two unidentified people who were trying to flee back to Mexico and seized 43 bundles of marijuana. Authorities say the marijuana weighed about 1,068 pounds and has an estimated street value of more than $480,000.

Agents say they also discovered a man-made breach leading into the tunnel and running south into Mexico. They say the 18-inch by 24-inch breach was being repaired Thursday.

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