Thread: Trucker arrested after 9,500 pounds of pot seized

Trucker arrested after 9,500 pounds of pot seized

Apr. 14, 2010 05:06 PM
Associated Press .

NOGALES, Ariz. - Federal authorities say a Mexican truck driver has been arrested after more than 9,500 pounds of marijuana was found in his shipment of watermelons being driven into Arizona.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers at the Mariposa port of entry stopped a big rig driven by the unidentified 40-year-old man for an agriculture inspection Tuesday afternoon.

They say a drug-sniffing dog alerted authorities to the presence drugs in the shipment and 390 bales of marijuana was found in the trailer. The marijuana had an estimated street value of more than $21 million. The driver was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

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JohnDoe2, got a link? I want to post this one around the blogs.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Judy

JohnDoe2, got a link? I want to post this one around the blogs.

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Originally Posted by Judy

JohnDoe2, got a link? I want to post this one around the blogs.

Thanks.

OOOPS. It's got a link now. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/ ... ested.html

Here's a hint.
If you have a GOOGLE toolbar just highlight the headline and it will appear in the GOOGLE search box. Click on the SEARCH button and it will take you to the article, and others with similar headlines. Or, you can copy and paste a headline into any search box and click on search with the same affect.

Here's a hint. When you post an article, you post the link. That's been the rule around here since before I joined ALIPAC 5 years ago.



I want to post the link to this thread with the article and link in the thread so everyone can read the comments to the article, and now I suppose instructions on how to use Google.

I miss one link out of the hundreds of articles I post and offer a suggestion and I get a lecture?

P.S. I offered that suggestion so that in the future you wouldn't have to wait for me, or someone else, to get back to the computer to get the info you wanted.

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Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

I miss one link out of the hundreds of articles I post and offer a suggestion and I get a lecture?

P.S. I offered that suggestion so that in the future you wouldn't have to wait for me, or someone else, to get back to the computer to get the info you wanted.

Asking you to post a link with your article is a "lecture"?

Originally Posted by Judy

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

I miss one link out of the hundreds of articles I post and offer a suggestion and I get a lecture? 8)

P.S. I offered that suggestion so that in the future you wouldn't have to wait for me, or someone else, to get back to the computer to get the info you wanted.

Asking you to post a link with your article is a "lecture"?

:?

Here's a hint. When you post an article, you post the link. That's been the rule around here since before I joined ALIPAC 5 years ago.

I want to post the link to this thread with the article and link in the thread so everyone can read the comments to the article, and now I suppose instructions on how to use Google.

That's a lecture.

"I missed one link out of the hundreds of articles I post."

P.S. I offered that suggestion so that in the future you wouldn't have to wait for me, or someone else, to get back to the computer to get the info you wanted.

C.B.P. News Releases

CBP Officers in Nogales Find 5 Tons of Marijuana in a Shipment of Watermelon

Also Intercept Close to $334,000 in Currency in Unrelated Incident

(Wednesday, April 14, 2010)

Nogales, Ariz. — CBP officers at the Nogales ports of entry had a busy day yesterday intercepting more than 9,500 pounds of marijuana and stopping close to $334,000 in illicit funds believed to be headed back to Mexico to fuel the drug trafficking trade.

The first of the two big seizures occurred in the early afternoon hours at the Mariposa Cargo facility when a tractor/trailer driven by a 40-year-old man from Mexico was selected for an agriculture inspection. As the vehicle was being driven through the non-intrusive inspections system, anomalies were observed. Confirmation of narcotics in the shipment of watermelon was further corroborated through the use of a K-9 narcotics detection dog.

Offload of the cargo revealed 390 bales of marijuana, totaling more than 9,500 pounds with a street value of more than $21 million. The driver of the truck was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation.

The second interception occurred mid afternoon when CBP officers at the DeConcini port of entry selected an Arizona plated white Saturn Aura driven by a 19-year-old U.S. citizen departing the United States for inspection. Prior to commencing the inspection, the driver was asked if he was in possession of any guns, ammunition or monetary instruments of more than $10,000. The subject declared some money, but not more than $10,000.

Due to discrepancies in the subjects statements during the interview process, the vehicle and driver were escorted to the secondary outbound inspections area. During the course of the inspection, a non-factory compartment was found in the dash containing 27 packages of cellophane wrapped currency totaling close to $334,000. The driver of the vehicle was turned over to ICE for further investigation.

Guadalupe H. Ramirez, port director, Nogales, said, “It is important for everyone to know that CBP, Office of Field Operations, is working tirelessly day and night to defend the United States from the illicit narcotics trade. The drug trafficking organizations need to know that CBP will catch them coming in and going out of this country.â€