Agents seize pot, arrest 4 suspects
January 27, 2012 5:48 PM
Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector's Wellton Station seized approximately 150 pounds of marijuana and apprehended four suspected smugglers Thursday morning.
According to a news release issued by the Yuma Sector Public Affairs Office, agents were patrolling about 14 miles west of Gila Bend when they intercepted a small group of four individuals carrying large rectangular backpacks of marijuana through the desert.
The suspects, all Mexican nationals, and marijuana were turned over to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, according to the release.
