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Border Patrol: Cannon Used to Shoot Drugs Into US | Redux

Border Patrol: Cannon Used to Shoot Drugs Into US

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U.S. Border Patrol agents say smugglers have come up with yet another creative way to obtain medicines in the nation -- a cannon. Authorities say 33 cans of cannabis were spotted Friday in a field near where the Colorado River crosses the U.S.-Mexico border. They believe the cans were introduced about 500 feet into the U.S. making use of a pneumatic-powered cannon. After searching the area, brokers recovered a co2 tank. Mexican authorities were additionally alerted and searched their side of the border. The 85 pounds of marijuana found in the cans had actually an approximated value of $ 42,500. Authorities say Border Patrol agents in the Yuma sector near the Arizona-California border are adjusting and shifting resources as smugglers come up with brand-new methods of transporting their contraband.

Border Patrol: Cannon Used to Shoot Drugs Into US

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