April 17, 2008  Sonora, Mexico
Federal police seize a ton of marijuana in a tractor trailer

Federal Police in Mexico seized one ton of marijuana in Sonoyta, Sonora. The seizure happened on the Caborca-Sonoyta Highway. The marijuana was hidden in a Kenworth tractor trailer that was heading from Sinaloa, Mexico to the Mexican/American border at Mexcali, Baja California. The driver Carlos Alfredo Vega Rodríguez (34 years old) was arrested.




Source: PGR