Pounds of pot found in septic tank

February 4th, 2010 - 12:22 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt ( Leave a comment )

dd Arizona, Feb 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Police have found around 750 pounds of pot in a septic tank, in a region, which is notorious for drugs. Arizona Department of Public Safety made this discovery when they were manning a traffic stop, just north of the Mexican border. This happened on Interstate 19, which is a route that is often used for smuggling for all sorts of contraband. They stopped a suspicious truck, and made the huge discovery.

The authorities say that the truck had very suspicious markings, and also an invalid number plate, on it and this definitely raised an alarm. They stopped the truck and confronted the driver, who subsequently gave permission to search the truck. And soon the police was in for a shock, when they discovered the huge cache of marijuana. Reportedly, “When the officer opened the holding tank, authorities say he discovered the marijuana wrapped up in bales.” The driver was immediately arrested, and send to the Santa Cruz County Jail. The authorities say that the value of the stinky cache is at over $400K.

According to the report, the officer started searching the truck, and when he opened up the holding tank lid, then he saw the huge bales of marijuana amongst the stinking and the rotting waste.

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