A MAJOR POT BUST WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE THURSDAY. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS DEPUTIES FOUND CLOSE TO 70 POUNDS OF HIGH GRADE MARIJUANA IN A 1996 LINCOLN THAT THEY STOPPED ON I-40 ABOUT TEN MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN. THE POT WAS FOUND IN SEVERAL DUFFLE BAGS IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. IT'S ESTIMATED THE MARIJUANA IS WORTH BETWEEN 200 THOUSAND AND 350-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE TWO PEOPLE IN THE CAR WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH DISTRIBUTION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
