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| Title: | US TX: Laredo Drug Bust Sets Record |
| Published On: | 2003-01-22 |
| Source: | San Antonio Express-News (TX) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-29 02:39:45 |
LAREDO DRUG BUST SETS RECORD
LAREDO - A tractor-trailer supposedly hauling glass bottles across
the Mexican border contained 9,331 pounds of marijuana, U.S. Customs
officials said Tuesday.
Friday's seizure - 4.5 tons - was the largest ever at the
decade-old Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge, Customs spokesman
Rick Pauza said.
"This certainly indicates that there's large quantities being
stockpiled on the Mexican side," Pauza said.
The driver of the truck, 29-year-old Juan Carlos Garcia-Maldonado of
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, was arrested on federal charges of importation
and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
LAREDO - A tractor-trailer supposedly hauling glass bottles across
the Mexican border contained 9,331 pounds of marijuana, U.S. Customs
officials said Tuesday.
Friday's seizure - 4.5 tons - was the largest ever at the
decade-old Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge, Customs spokesman
Rick Pauza said.
"This certainly indicates that there's large quantities being
stockpiled on the Mexican side," Pauza said.
The driver of the truck, 29-year-old Juan Carlos Garcia-Maldonado of
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, was arrested on federal charges of importation
and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
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