NM agents make arrests, seize drugs
Published: 06:31 a.m., Friday, February 12, 2010

LORDSBURG, N.M. (AP) — It turned out to be a busy day for border patrol agents in southern New Mexico.

Agents say they seized more than 580 pounds of marijuana in two separate incidents and arrested a convicted sex offender on Wednesday.

Agents say they spotted 29-year-old Sergio Baca Rascon of Mexico and three others walking along Interstate 10.

Baca admitted that he had no immigration documentation and a records check revealed he had a prior conviction of child molestation. He was taken into custody.

Later that day, agents seized more than 190 pounds of marijuana during a stop near Columbus and another 390 pounds of pot were found in eight large abandoned backpacks near Rodeo.

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