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Border Patrol Agents Seize Loaded Firearm, Drugs, Cash

Release Date
Fri, 07/10/2015

YUMA, Ariz. – Blythe Station Border Patrol agents and a canine team seized 11 pounds of marijuana valued at more than $5,600 during a traffic stop early Wednesday near Ehrenberg, Ariz.  Agents also confiscated a loaded handgun and more than $900.

Agents arrested both of the vehicle’s occupants, who were U.S. citizens, and turned over all of the contraband as well to the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021