Border Patrol
Border agents find more than 3 tons of pot
$3M worth of marijuana abandoned near Patagonia
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U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionOne of the vehicles in which more than 3 tons of marijuana were found near Patagonia. -
U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionBorder Patrol agents found 604 bundles of marijuana packed inside this vehicle and a pickup truck that were both abandoned near Patagonia.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol found over 3 tons of marijuana worth more than $3 million in abandoned vehicles east of Patagonia on Wednesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
Sonoita Station agents responded to a call about two suspicious vehicles parked outside Patagonia and found the vehicles laden with 604 bundles of marijuana weighing 6,153 pounds and worth $3,076,500, the Border Patrol said.
There were no apprehensions. The vehicles were seized and the drugs were to be turned over to the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Border Patrol said.
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