Carmen Duarte
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A Border Patrol agent and his drug-sniffing partner found nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana near Patagonia Tuesday.
The agent with the help of Roso, a German shepherd, found 45 bundles of marijuana abandoned on a trail commonly used by narcotics and human smugglers, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release.
While checking a trail, the pair tracked footprints that led them to the bundles. Additional agents who came to assist discovered six more bundles a short distance away, authorities said.
The marijuana was valued at more than $480,000.
Agents searched the area but did not find anyone who may have been involved in the smuggling attempt. Agents took the bundles to the Sonoita Station for processing, said authorities.
In an incident Wednesday, Border Patrol agents working a checkpoint near Tombstone found more than 150 pounds of marijuana in a 2003 Buick Regal during a secondary inspection. The marijuana was valued at more than $76,000.
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Agents found 90 bricks of marijuana hidden in a non-factory compartment within the vehicle's trunk wall, said authorities. Agents arrested the driver, a U.S. citizen, and seized the vehicle and marijuana. Â
Contact reporter Carmen Duarte at cduarte@tucson.com or 573-4104. On Twitter: @cduartestar
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