Nearly 2 tons of marijuana seized from truck in California
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Border Patrol agents say they've found nearly two tons of marijuana in a truck stopped at a Southern California border station.
Authorities say a semi-truck was stopped Friday shortly after midnight at a Salton City checkpoint about 30 miles from the Mexican border.
After a dog indicated there might be drugs in the truck, it was inspected and pallets loaded with cardboard boxes full of packaged marijuana were found. The driver was arrested.
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Authorities say the 3,575 pounds of pot had an estimated street value of $1.7 million.