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Truck containing more than 2 tons of pot busted entering into the US
More Than 2 Tons Of Pot Found In Truck Trying To Enter U.S.
Drug-Sniffing Dog Detects Pot Hidden In Fabric
SAN DIEGO -- Authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of over 4,700 pounds of marijuana from a truck attempting to enter the United States from Mexico.
Officials say they found 279 wrapped packages of pot hidden inside a shipment of fabric and scrap material.
Agents found the drugs, valued at more than $2 million, after the truck gained the attention of a drug-sniffing dog at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry on Friday.
The truck had California plates.
Border Patrol agents arrested the 45-year-old Mexican driver.
(thank god the other truck with 2 tons of cocaine made it here safely)
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