[CH] The Horror of it!
PostLady (hootie2u@digitechs.com)
Thu, 11 Mar 1999 14:36:33 -0600
Thought this would be of interest to the group :)
Marijuana Packed in Hot Peppers
STRAFFORD, Mo. (AP) -- A truck that pulled into a highway weighing station
tipped the scales with more than 7,000 pounds of marijuana packed in with
hot peppers in the biggest drug haul ever in Missouri.
The driver, whose name was not released, was arrested for investigation of
interstate transportation of narcotics.
He had 81 cases of marijuana valued at about $7.5 million, along with
several hundred cases of hot peppers.
The driver was believed to have picked up the load in Texas and was thought
to be heading for Chicago. Workers at the station on Interstate 44 called
authorities on Wednesday because of discrepancies in his paperwork.
AP-NY-03-11-99 1520EST