Chihuahua man held in marijuana case

Daniel Borunda
El Paso Times
Thursday, December 15, 2005

El Paso County sheriff's officials on Wednesday released the name of a man arrested after a Tuesday vehicle chase that netted 738 pounds of marijuana in Tornillo.

Ricardo Roman Padilla, 26, of Guadalupe, Chihuahua, was charged with possession of marijuana over 50 pounds and jailed in lieu of a $75,000 bond.

Sheriff deputies found the marijuana bundles in a Ford 4x4 pickup that got stuck in a canal while fleeing from deputies during a smuggling attempt.