Border Patrol Arrests 6 for Pot Backpacking

Updated: Friday, 14 Jan 2011, 11:00 AM MST
Published : Friday, 14 Jan 2011, 11:00 AM MST

TUCSON, Ariz. - The U.S. Border Patrol says its agents have arrested six illegal immigrants it says were caught while carrying bundles of marijuana near Ajo.

The group was detected Wednesday evening near State Route 85, and agents tracked their footprints until they found the smugglers.

The men were carrying nearly 600 pounds of marijuana in makeshift backpacks.

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