5000 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA Damn can I get some

Captain_Short_Bowl · 05-13-2007, 03:02 AM

Daily News
EP MAN BUSTED WITH 5000 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA
Texas
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LAS CRUCES -- An El Paso man is behind bars after the seizure of 4,910 pounds of marijuana by the Las Cruces-DoA1a Ana County Metro Narcotics Agency.

The marijuana has a street value $6 million, the largest bust in the agency's history, an official said.

"The seizure was part of a three-to five-week-long undercover investigation," Sgt. Joseph Gonzales said.

El Pasoan Arturo Flores, 49, was arrested Thursday at 336 Paseo Real in Chaparral, N.M.

Inside the residence and a 1998 Chevy panel truck that Flores was driving, agents found the marijuana in shrink-wrapped bags inside 125 boxes, Gonzales said.

Gonzales said agents were still investigating where the marijuana came from and where it was headed.

Flores was charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, a second-degree felony.

He was booked into the DoA1a Ana County Detention Center and held in lieu of a $100,000 cash-only bond.

Gonzales said it was the largest bust for Metro Narcotics since 2,800 pounds of marijuana was seized five years ago in Santa Teresa.

"It's the largest I can remember from any agency in the area," Gonzales said.