Border Patrol agents arrest 8 suspected smugglers

Associated Press | Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 1:30 pm

The Border Patrol has arrested eight suspected smugglers and recovered nearly 300 pounds of marijuana in western Arizona. The Border Patrol says agents were tracking suspected smugglers in the desert west of the Barry Goldwater gunnery range south of Interstate 8 when the group was found Monday.

The Border Patrol says the pot was found in five backpacks and has an estimated street value of $144,000.

The drugs and the suspected smugglers were handed over to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

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