Thread: 2,700 pounds of pot seized in traffic stop

2,700 pounds of pot seized in traffic stop
by Beth Duckett - Jun. 14, 2008 03:33 PM
The Arizona Republic
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies seized more than a ton of marijuana Friday during a traffic stop in the southwest Valley.

Deputies seized 2,700 pounds of the drug with a street value of $3 million.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the suspect, an illegal immigrant, was under surveillance and pulled over for a traffic violation in Rainbow Valley, about 40 miles outside of Phoenix. Deputies arrested Carlos Olivas-Melendrez, 22.

Arpaio said the shipment could have been part of a large-scale international drug ring.

The sheriff's office later raided what was believed was a stash house in the area. Three weapons were confiscated.





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MCSO seizes 2,700 pounds of pot, 2 arrested
June 14th, 2008 @ 6:23pm
by Lisa Wilcox/KTAR

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office took a hefty bite out of crime in the Buckeye area Friday night.

Deputies were able to seized 2,700 of marijuana, a few weapons and arrested two men.

Deputies stopped Carlos Olivas-Melendres after the left a Rainbow Valley home in the 20,500-block of W. Ray Road.

The second man arrested, Catrino Bustamante-Olivas, was arrested in February for another marijuana bust.

Both men are illegal aliens.


http://news.ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=867565

And we too have the same problem:

http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/664509.html