7 tons of marijuana confiscated in Houston
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- 7 tons of marijuana confiscated in Houston
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- 441 pounds of marijuana seized in traffic stop
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7 tons of marijuana confiscated in Houston
Earthtimes.org – Dec 29, 2006
29 Houston police, working on an anonymous tip, seized more than 7 tons of marijuana and charged a truck driver with drug trafficking. Harris County, Texas, Sheriff’s deputies said the suspect was driving from a warehouse at night but with the vehicle’s headlights off, the Houston Chronicle reported Friday. They searched the truck and allegedly found a small amount of cocaine and marijuana. An additional 502 bundles of marijuana were found in wooden crates in the warehouse, police said. Officials estimated the confiscated drugs have an street value of $25 million to $40 million. I have never seen a load of marijuana as big as this, Harris County Sheriff ‘ s Lt.
Huntley man accused of growing marijuana plants
Northwest Herald – Dec 29, 2006
) HUNTLEY – A Huntley man was growing dozens of marijuana plants in a house where his wife and three children also live, police said Thursday. Police last week charged Jeffrey W. Nevens, 32, of 10849 Timer Drive, with seven counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana with the intent to deliver, and possession of 20 to 50 marijuana plants. Nevens and his wife, 40-year-old Annette M. Tures, also were charged with three counts of endangering the life of a child, Huntley police Sgt… Police notified the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services about the charges, Fulton said. Fulton said police continued to investigate whether Nevens was selling drugs from his house. By law, the amount of marijuana recovered led police to charge Nevens with intent to deliver, Fulton said. Nevens and Tures each posted bail and were released until a later court date.
441 pounds of marijuana seized in traffic stop
Amarillo.com – Amarillo.com (subscription) – Dec 29, 2006
The marijuana was worth an estimated $185,661, according to DPS. Troopers stopped a 2003 Chevrolet utility truck traveling eastbound on I-40 about 11 miles west of Groom for a traffic violation. A search of the vehicle later revealed 20 bundles of marijuana hidden in the side compartments of the utility bed of the vehicle. Troopers arrested Ralin Campoamor, 46, of College Point, N… The marijuana was worth an estimated $185,661, according to DPS. Troopers stopped a 2003 Chevrolet utility truck traveling eastbound on I-40 about 11 miles west of Groom for a traffic violation. A search of the vehicle later revealed 20 bundles of marijuana hidden in the side compartments of the utility bed of the vehicle. Troopers arrested Ralin Campoamor, 46, of College Point, N. , and took her to the Carson County Jail in Panhandle on drug-related charges, the DPS said. – Staff writer Phillip Yates.
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Austin Chronicle – Dec 29, 2006