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DPS traffic stop nets marijuana load
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| Contraband: A DPS patrolman stopped this westbound truck on I-10, which contained 295 pounds of marijuana. (DPS/photo.) |
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A 295-pound drug seizure near Benson Thursday, added to a busy month for the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).
With the latest seizure, at milepost 295 on Interstate 10 Thursday, DPS officers in Cochise County have seized more than 560 pounds of marijuana in August.
Authorities stopped the westbound 2008 Nissan pickup truck seven miles west of Benson at about 6:30 p.m. for making an unsafe lane change, according to a DPS news release. The driver bailed and fled on foot into the desert. It was at that time the 295 pounds of marijuana was located in the cab of the truck. The driver was not located, authorities said
The Aug. 25 press release did not state who owned the truck.
With the latest seizure, at milepost 295 on Interstate 10 Thursday, DPS officers in Cochise County have seized more than 560 pounds of marijuana in August.
Authorities stopped the westbound 2008 Nissan pickup truck seven miles west of Benson at about 6:30 p.m. for making an unsafe lane change, according to a DPS news release. The driver bailed and fled on foot into the desert. It was at that time the 295 pounds of marijuana was located in the cab of the truck. The driver was not located, authorities said
The Aug. 25 press release did not state who owned the truck.
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Why so much in Benson wrote on Aug 26, 2009 4:13 PM:
" How come all these drugs make it into Benson area? Where is the weak link? It shouldn't be getting this far west from the NM border if vehicles are being checked properly there and it shouldn't be coming through the checkpoints in Tombstone or Whetstone. So where is the weak link and why is so much getting this far? "
Tom Willis wrote on Aug 27, 2009 9:29 PM:
" I doubt that all of this marijuana that has been found was on its way to be used for medical purposes or some people, like the one in this incident, wouldn't have run. Good will defeat evil one way or the other. It may not be until the earth's destroyed, but it will happen. If marijuana is ever made legal, I and many others will be leaving this country. God bless America and help us all to do His will and trust in Him. "In God we trust." "
Jim White wrote on Aug 30, 2009 5:47 AM:
" Do away with crime altogether, just legalize everything. That way there wouldn't be any murder, child molestation, etc.etc. Logic, what's that? "
Rmack wrote on Aug 30, 2009 4:40 PM:
" Tom Willis wrote on Aug 27, 2009 9:29 PM:
" I doubt that all of this marijuana that has been found was on its way to be used for medical purposes or some people, like the one in this incident, wouldn't have run. Good will defeat evil one way or the other. It may not be until the earth's destroyed, but it will happen. If marijuana is ever made legal, I and many others will be leaving this country. God bless America and help us all to do His will and trust in Him. "In God we trust." "
Well Tom there will be no point in leaving this country because once the US legalizes it than most all other countries are gonna do the same thing. We are the most powerful country in the world and we put lots of pressure on other countries to keep Marijuana illegal. Also, why didnt you leave when they legalized alcohol and ended Prohibition? A drug that that killis way more people every year and is way more addictive and harmful than Marijuana. "
" I doubt that all of this marijuana that has been found was on its way to be used for medical purposes or some people, like the one in this incident, wouldn't have run. Good will defeat evil one way or the other. It may not be until the earth's destroyed, but it will happen. If marijuana is ever made legal, I and many others will be leaving this country. God bless America and help us all to do His will and trust in Him. "In God we trust." "
Well Tom there will be no point in leaving this country because once the US legalizes it than most all other countries are gonna do the same thing. We are the most powerful country in the world and we put lots of pressure on other countries to keep Marijuana illegal. Also, why didnt you leave when they legalized alcohol and ended Prohibition? A drug that that killis way more people every year and is way more addictive and harmful than Marijuana. "
Sundar Dev Saha wrote on Aug 31, 2009 6:10 PM:
" I agree with Rmack. The right-wing Jesus-heads, as a community, tend to be nay-saying, self-engrossed, negative people who get a sense of self-worth by calling people not like them "evil." Evil is a heck of a strong word Tom Willis, and I suggest you think deeply about the philosopy you've chosen to live through. Would God really see justice in punishing a human being for all eternity? It's just sillyness to think that She would.
LEGALIZE this ancient plant friend to humanity, RAISE your consciousness beyond a dualistic nightmare, and GET HIGH!!! "
LEGALIZE this ancient plant friend to humanity, RAISE your consciousness beyond a dualistic nightmare, and GET HIGH!!! "
Jon G wrote on Aug 26, 2009 12:10 PM: