THREE MEN ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING POT

SPOKANE - Three Western Washington men have been indicted on charges
of smuggling nearly 100 pounds of marijuana from Canada.

Michael Leonard Bowman, 48, of Stanwood, his brother, Steven Roy
Bowman, 43, of Granite Falls, and William J. Matteson Jr., 23, of
Kent, are named in the indictment returned by a federal grand jury.

Each is charged with importing marijuana and possession of marijuana
with intent to distribute, assistant U.S. attorney Traci Post said.

The arrests are the latest indicator of what authorities say is a glut
of British Columbia-grown marijuana being smuggled into Washington
across remote border points.

Michael Bowman and Matteson are accused of carrying 98 pounds of pot
over the border.