Publication Date:
Sat, 2011-03-12 23:33
Nogales police say public works employees
hauled out an estimated 39 pounds of pot while investigating a clogged sewer
line. Investigators told the Nogales International newspaper that the bales
were smaller than the size of a suitcase and tied to 900 feet of rope in a
narrow pipe that connects systems in the US and Mexico.
Police Lt. Carlos
Jimenez says it's the first time they've discovered marijuana tied to a rope
they believe smugglers were planning to maneuver through the line. Police say a
search at the Rio Rico sewer plant, where the feed ends, did not turn up more
drugs. The drugs' street value was estimated at more than $20,000.
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