News (Media Awareness Project) - US: Customs, Border Patrol Seize More Than 1,000 Pounds Of |
| Title: | US: Customs, Border Patrol Seize More Than 1,000 Pounds Of |
| Published On: | 2001-12-28 |
| Source: | Denver Rocky Mountain News (CO) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-25 01:09:49 |
CUSTOMS, BORDER PATROL SEIZE MORE THAN 1,000 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA
Federal agents patrolling the banks of the Rio Grande have intercepted a
shipment of more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana.
U.S. Border Patrol agents, working in conjunction with the U.S. Customs
Service, spotted people Thursday loading bundles of marijuana onto a pickup
truck that had been backed up near a river pump.
As the agents approached the vehicle, the suspects jumped into the river
and swam to Mexico. No arrests were made.
Agents seized 49 bundles of marijuana valued at $808,000.
The drugs and the vehicle were turned over to the Customs Service in Falcon
Heights.
Federal agents patrolling the banks of the Rio Grande have intercepted a
shipment of more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana.
U.S. Border Patrol agents, working in conjunction with the U.S. Customs
Service, spotted people Thursday loading bundles of marijuana onto a pickup
truck that had been backed up near a river pump.
As the agents approached the vehicle, the suspects jumped into the river
and swam to Mexico. No arrests were made.
Agents seized 49 bundles of marijuana valued at $808,000.
The drugs and the vehicle were turned over to the Customs Service in Falcon
Heights.
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