Arizona Border Patrol Agents Seize 2 Tons of Marijuana in 24 Hours

Tucson, Ariz. - In two separate incidents in the past 24 hours, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Ajo, Ariz. station seized marijuana with a combined weight of approximately 4,000 pounds and an estimated value exceeding $3.1 million. Agents from Ajo's all-terrain vehicle unit were tracking footprints of suspected illegal aliens when they discovered abandoned bundles of marijuana fashioned into backpacks. (more)