Click
photo to enlarge
(Courtesy U.S. Border
Patrol)
LORDSBURG, N.M. (AP) - Authorities
say border patrol agents in New Mexico have seized six tons of marijuana in one
of the agency's largest drug bust ever.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said Friday that agents at the
Lordsburg, N.M. station made the discovery this week after stopping four
vehicles traveling in a caravan. Agents say the four vehicles were spotted
traveling in tandem on NM County Road 1.
Authorities say agents found in the vehicle around 13,000 pounds of
marijuana, with a street value of about $10.9 million.
Homeland Security Investigations arrested 39-year old Leonardo Ortiz Chavez
and 29-year old Samuel Garcia Miranda, both Mexican nationals, in connection
with the seizure.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
No comments:
Post a Comment