Man accused of selling U.S. marijuana in Mexico

Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times8:24 p.m. MST February 2, 2016


(Photo: Courtesy Chihuahua state police)

A man was arrested after being accused of selling U.S. marijuana in Chihuahua City, officials said.

Chihuahua state police arrested a man who identified himself as Pipper Daniel Valdez Chavez, 27, during an undercover investigation Thursday after Valdez was allegedly found with 12 small bags of marijuana, police officials said. Valdez is accused of being a neighborhood marijuana dealer.

A state police news release states Valdez was allegedly selling a high-grade marijuana named "Lemon Krush," which could be a misspelling of "Lemon Kush," a strain of marijuana with a citrus scent.

Police officials said that Valdez allegedly told investigators that the marijuana was specially ordered from the United States and was shipped in packages to Mexico City, where it was then distributed to other parts of Mexico. A gram of the marijuana sold for 300 pesos each, or about $16, police said.

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