2,082 lbs. of Pot Confiscated in Vekol Valley Operation

Updated: Sunday, 04 Dec 2011, 5:20 PM MST
Published : Sunday, 04 Dec 2011, 5:18 PM MST

VEKOL VALLEY, Ariz. - In the Border Battle -- Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies take part in a 10-day operation with other agencies and make some big busts.

The operation took place in Vekol Valley, a known drug smuggling corridor.

MCSO said 1,800 pounds of marijuana were seized, and four suspected illegal immigrants were arrested.

“Eighteen-hundred pounds of pot, which makes five tons of marijuana we have seized in the last 10 to 12 days,â€