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07-19-2010, 06:13 PM
Yuma Border Patrol agents arrest bicyclist twice for smuggling marijuana
by Jennifer Thomas
azfamily.com
Posted on July 19, 2010 at 3:10 PM
YUMA, Ariz. -- U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a juvenile twice in five days for smuggling marijuana into the country.
At about 7 p.m. Sunday, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Station detected the illegal entry of an individual riding a bicycle near the Colorado River.
Agents tracked the bicycle's tire sign to the brush along the river and located a 17-year-old Mexican citizen, the bike and a makeshift backpack full of marijuana.
Spokesman Shaun Kuzia said agents arrested the juvenile and seized the marijuana weighing 30 pounds with an estimated street value of $24,000.
Border Patrol agents ran records checks on the juvenile and discovered that he was arrested near the same area last week.
Kuzia said the teen was arrested July 14 by Yuma Station Border Patrol agents after illegally entering the country carrying 27 pounds of marijuana. He was riding a bicycle at the time of his arrest.
Agents turned the juvenile and marijuana over to the Yuma County Narcotics Task Force.
http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Yuma-Border-Patrol-agents-arrest-teen-twice-for-smuggling-marijuana-98781739.html
by Jennifer Thomas
azfamily.com
Posted on July 19, 2010 at 3:10 PM
YUMA, Ariz. -- U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a juvenile twice in five days for smuggling marijuana into the country.
At about 7 p.m. Sunday, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Station detected the illegal entry of an individual riding a bicycle near the Colorado River.
Agents tracked the bicycle's tire sign to the brush along the river and located a 17-year-old Mexican citizen, the bike and a makeshift backpack full of marijuana.
Spokesman Shaun Kuzia said agents arrested the juvenile and seized the marijuana weighing 30 pounds with an estimated street value of $24,000.
Border Patrol agents ran records checks on the juvenile and discovered that he was arrested near the same area last week.
Kuzia said the teen was arrested July 14 by Yuma Station Border Patrol agents after illegally entering the country carrying 27 pounds of marijuana. He was riding a bicycle at the time of his arrest.
Agents turned the juvenile and marijuana over to the Yuma County Narcotics Task Force.
http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Yuma-Border-Patrol-agents-arrest-teen-twice-for-smuggling-marijuana-98781739.html