MARCH 03, 2008 Arizona
Customs seizes 360 pounds of marijuana from backpacking smugglers
Customs seizes 360 pounds of marijuana from backpacking smugglers
Border Patrol agents assigned to Yuma Sector’s remote “Camp
Grip” apprehended nine subjects and six bundles of marijuana, late
Friday morning.
About 11 a.m., agents assigned to the Wellton Station apprehended
one illegal alien near the “Camino Del Diablo” road. CBP pilots
responded to the area near the apprehension and began searching
the area for additional individuals. Five miles north of the initial
arrest, the CBP pilots observed eight subjects attempting to hide
under some brush – a short distance from the individuals, one of the
pilots found six backpacks lying in the desert.
Ground agents responded to the discovery and found six marijuana
bundles in the backpacks; they took custody of the subjects and
narcotics.
The marijuana’s total weight is about 360 pounds with an estimated
value of $288,400.
All eight subjects found near the drugs will be prosecuted by the
Border Patrol – the first subject that was arrested was determined to
not be part of the smuggling group.
The marijuana was turned over to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office.
Grip” apprehended nine subjects and six bundles of marijuana, late
Friday morning.
About 11 a.m., agents assigned to the Wellton Station apprehended
one illegal alien near the “Camino Del Diablo” road. CBP pilots
responded to the area near the apprehension and began searching
the area for additional individuals. Five miles north of the initial
arrest, the CBP pilots observed eight subjects attempting to hide
under some brush – a short distance from the individuals, one of the
pilots found six backpacks lying in the desert.
Ground agents responded to the discovery and found six marijuana
bundles in the backpacks; they took custody of the subjects and
narcotics.
The marijuana’s total weight is about 360 pounds with an estimated
value of $288,400.
All eight subjects found near the drugs will be prosecuted by the
Border Patrol – the first subject that was arrested was determined to
not be part of the smuggling group.
The marijuana was turned over to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office.
Source: U.S. Customs
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NARCOTIC NEWS
Marijuana News March 2008
Marijuana News March 2008