Marijuana Found Hidden in Wheelchair (March 28, 2011) |
SAN DIEGO -- A 19-year-old man was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found five pounds of marijuana hidden inside the seat of a wheelchair.
Authorities made the bust at the pedestrian processing area at the San Ysidro International Port of Entry. Officers said they noticed the man, who was in a wheelchair, seemed nervous.
A drug-sniffing dog found three packages of marijuana weighing a total off about five pounds inside the seat of the wheelchair.
The man was arrested and turned over to local authorities and booked in the San Diego County Jail.
Authorities made the bust at the pedestrian processing area at the San Ysidro International Port of Entry. Officers said they noticed the man, who was in a wheelchair, seemed nervous.
A drug-sniffing dog found three packages of marijuana weighing a total off about five pounds inside the seat of the wheelchair.
The man was arrested and turned over to local authorities and booked in the San Diego County Jail.
