Drug Bust in Santa Teresa

A FLAT-BED TRAILER ENTERING THE U-S FROM MEXICO WASN’T ONLY CARRYING PIPES. THIS PAST TUESDAY, AGENTS AT THE SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO PORT OF ENTRY FOUND OVER 927 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA HIDDEN IN SIX CONTAINERS CONCEALED WITH THE TRUCK’S CARGO. AGENT RUBEN JAUREGUI TELLS US THE TRUCK WAS X-RAYED AND AN ANOMALY WAS DETECTED.  A DRUG-SNIFFING DOG CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF MARIJUANA.
THE VALUE OF THE POT IS ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 742-THOUSAND DOLLARS. SO FAR, NO ARRESTS BUT THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
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