Tucson News NowNearly $1 million in marijuana discovered

Nearly $1 million in marijuana discovered

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By Christopher Francis - email
Source: U.S. Customs & Border Protection Source: U.S. Customs & Border Protection
CASA GRANDE (Tucson News Now) -

More than $900,000 worth of marijuana won't be heading to the streets after a find by Border Patrol agents from the Casa Grande Station.

They located a Chevrolet Suburban before dawn Thursday morning laden with marijuana weighing 1,878 pounds and worth $939,000. 

The Border Patrol says detection technology tipped agents off.  When agents responded, they discovered off-road tire tracks leading to a wash where they found the vehicle abandoned and covered with a camouflage tarp.

Inside the Suburban, agents discovered 100 bundles of marijuana. 

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