Police Seize $2M In Drugs After Trucks Tried To Avoid Border Checkpoint

RadioOnFire.com - Authorities in Arizona announced on Friday the seizure of two massive truckloads of marijuana and methamphetamine worth $2 million and the arrests of three suspects in the case.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said on Wednesday night that detectives saw two trucks avoid a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint near Gila Bend, about an hour southwest of Phoenix, and drive into the desert with their lights off. Spike strips were placed on the ground ahead of the trucks, which blew out its tires and forced it to a stop.

Four people then got out and ran from the two trucks in an attempt to evade police, the sheriff's office said. Three of those four men were eventually captured.

When the two abandoned trucks were inspected, police found 3,500 pounds of marijuana and over 220 pounds of meth.

"This seizure is an example of exceptional police work by our deputies and law enforcement partners," Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone said in a statement. "It is also an example that the demand for drugs continues to be epidemic. Illicit drugs are the most impactful contributor to violence, crime and gang activity that continues to adversely impact our community and our families."