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Mexican Troops Find 12 Tons of Pot Hidden in Truck
 Associated Press
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February 08, 2010
Tijuana, Mexico — Mexican soldiers have seized more than 12 tons of marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer.
A military statement issued Monday says soldiers discovered the drugs during a routine search at a checkpoint near San Felipe, a town in the central part of the Baja California peninsula.
The military estimates the marijuana had a street value of 62 million pesos ($4.7 million) and says it was Mexico's largest pot seizure in two years.
The driver was arrested after the seizure Sunday. The truck belonged to a private company called Transporte Gonzalez.
President Felipe Calderon has relied heavily on the military for his battle against cartels, deploying thousands of troops to trafficking hotspots across Mexico.
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