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Agents Stop 225 Pounds Of Marijuana From Entering Mexico

Posted: 12:58 pm MDT June 11, 2009Updated: 4:42 pm MDT June 11, 2009

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EL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Border Patrol agents confiscated four large backpacks totaling 225 pounds of marijuana in Fort Hancock Thursday.

Spokesman Joe Perez said Border Patrol agents spotted four individuals carrying large backpacks near Interstate 10 in east El Paso. They were loading backpacks into a 1992 Toyota Camry on Interstate 10 and then started walking toward Mexico, said Perez.

Agents arrested a 22-year-old and 27-year-old.

A total of 228 pounds of marijuana was seized from the vehicle in sacks resembling backpacks.

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