700 lbs Of Pot Seized At San Ysidro Port
Mexican Bus Driver Arrested
Posted: 05/24/2012
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362 days ago
A 37-year-old Mexican bus driver was in custody in downtown San Diego Thursday on suspicion of trying to smuggle 700 pounds of marijuana into the United States via the San Ysidro Port of Entry, authorities said.
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A drug-sniffing dog alerted customs officers to the pot, which was found Tuesday morning in a compartment that had been built in the gas tank of a commercial bus, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.The agency estimated the pot has a street value of about $350,000.There were several passengers aboard the bus at the time of the bust but only the driver was arrested, a CBP statement said. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was booked into the Metropolitan Correctional Center.Copyright Do you have more information about this story? Click here to contact usCopyright 2012 by City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
