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Another day, another several-hundred pounds of weed discovered near the U.S./ Mexico border.
Border agents near Tucson stopped a truck at a checkpoint on Arizona Highway 86 earlier this week and found nearly 300 pounds of weed hidden in a compartment.
Arizona Highway 86 runs parallel with the U.S. Mexico border mostly through Pima County before hooking up with I-19 in Tucson.
The truck rolled into the checkpoint, where Border Patrol canine alerted agents that something was amiss.
The agents searched the truck further and found a secret compartment packed with weed.
Authorities say the herb has an estimated street value of $230,000.
The driver of the truck was detained. The weed and the truck were seized by border agents.
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