Thread: DEA, San Bernardino Sheriffs Seize $45 Million of Drugs

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June 25, 2010
Contact: SA Sarah Pullen
Public Information Officer
Number: 213-621-6827

DEA, San Bernardino Sheriff's Department Seize $45 Million of Illegal Drugs

JUN 25 - (LOS ANGELES) – Timothy J. Landrum, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Los Angeles Field Division and San Bernardino County Sheriff Rod Hoops announce the seizure of approximately 2750 pounds of cocaine, 67 pounds of methamphetamine and 38,000 pounds of marijuana following the traffic stop of a tractor-trailer in San Bernardino County, California.

The tractor-trailer was carrying a shipment of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana with an estimated street value of approximately $45 million dollars. The driver, Fernando Luevano, age 32, from Fontana, was arrested and booked at the Central Detention Center for Possession, Transportation and Sales of Narcotics. His bail is set at $5,000,000 and he is scheduled for arraignment on Friday, June 25, 2010 in Rancho Superior Court in San Bernardino, California.

“This was a brazen transportation of 40,000 pounds of drugs, more than 18 tons of drugs that could have ended up in neighborhoods throughout California,â€

Deputies search truck, find drugs worth $45M

The Associated Press
Posted: 06/24/2010 06:56:24 PM PDT
Updated: 06/24/2010 06:56:24 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies have uncovered a multimillion-dollar haul of marijuana and other drugs in the back of a big rig.

The sheriff's department said Thursday that deputies pulled over a tractor-trailer for a traffic violation on Wednesday and noticed an overwhelming smell of marijuana.

They found the trailer was filled with large cardboard containers on pallets holding thousands of heat sealed packages of narcotics.

Investigators seized approximately 38,000 pounds of marijuana, 2,700 pounds of cocaine and 67 pounds of methamphetamine, valued at $45 million.

The driver, Fernando Luevano, was arrested and detained in lieu of $5 million bail.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15371507

Throw the book at this moron, seize the truck and all this mans personal assets.

Authorities seize $45 million of narcotics in California drug bust

By the CNN Wire Staff

June 26, 2010 4:05 a.m. EDT

(CNN) -- Authorities in southern California said the strong smell of marijuana helped them discover $45 million worth of drugs in the back of a tractor-trailer they had pulled over for a traffic violation.

Deputies stopped the truck Wednesday morning, then opened the trailer after finding problems with the paperwork for the load, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office said Friday.

An "overwhelming odor" led investigators to about 20 tons of narcotics stashed in pallets in the back of the truck, including about 38,000 pounds of marijuana, 2,700 pounds of cocaine and 67 pounds of methamphetamine, the sheriff's office said in a statement.

Sheriff Rod Hoops said Friday night the seizure was one of the largest in the county's history.

The truck's driver, Fernando Luevano, 32, was arrested and charged with possession, transportation and sale of narcotics, authorities said.

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two things to take away here ....

either 1 . the criminals are getting less and less intelligent as evidanced by shipping this much product in one tractor trailer

or 2 ... the police are doing such a bad job that they happened to get luckly and catch this ONE rig ...