More pot news - Border Patrol agents seized nearly a ton of marijuana found in an abandoned vehicle in the Arizona desert

Border Patrol agents seized nearly a ton of marijuana found in an abandoned vehicle in the Arizona desert.

Nearly a ton of marijuana found in Suburban - Authorities seized nearly a ton of marijuana found in a camouflaged Suburban parked in a wash.

The discovery was made Thursday near Cockleburr, Ariz., in Pinal County.

The drugs were found in a Chevrolet Suburban parked in a wash and hidden with a camouflaged cover.

The vehicle contained more than 1,900 pounds of marijuana. The street value of the drugs was more than $1.5 million.

No arrests have been made.

Over 5,000 lbs. of pot busted amongst bell pepper load

Over 5,000 pounds of marijuana were busted amongst a load of bell peppers.

The discovery was made on Monday night when a Department of Public Safety officer conducted an inspection on a commercial truck with Mexican license plates.

DPS reports the driver was not able to provide a log book and officers were notified the license plate was not real.

The truck had been loaded in Mexico, although the driver claimed he was taking produce into Mexico.

Officers searched the truck and found bundles of pot totaling 5,027 pounds amongst the bell peppers.

The 34-year old driver from Mexico was arrested and faces charges for transporting the drugs.

A little funny to read about a couple stories where someone is busted for hauling large amounts of pot with some sort of fruit or vegetable! See the story about pot in the watermelon truck below...

508 pounds of pot found in watermelon hauling truck

A truck driver was arrested after marijuana was found in his load of watermelons.

On Tuesday at 12:45 a.m., an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer stopped a commercial vehicle traveling northbound on Interstate 17 near New River for a traffic violation and inspection.

The driver had picked up a load of watermelons in Nogales, Ariz., and was headed to Massachusetts. After obtaining consent to search the vehicle, another DPS officer discovered plastic-wrapped bundles of marijuana in three bins toward the front of the trailer. The total amount seized was 508 pounds.

Anthony Moyd, 39, Newark, N.J., was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana for sale, transportation of marijuana for sale and operating an illegal enterprise.

Undercover operation loses 75lbs of pot and a cop car

An undercover drug ring is busted in Casa Grande, but aren't exactly happy with the results.

It was a month long undercover operation.

As Pinal County Sheriff's deputies went to make the exchange of marijuana for a Hummer something went wrong.

Four of the five suspects still ended up in custody but the fifth got away with 75 pounds of pot and a cop car.

They say these kinds of failures don't happen often and added they're more upset with the loss of the car than the pot.

Pot bust at Phoenix hotel

Three people are in custody after an early morning pot bust at a Phoenix hotel.
About 30 lbs. of pot

According to the Phoenix Police Department, security guards at the Inn Town Suites at 51st Avenue and Interstate 10 noticed a suspcious odor emanating from one of the hotel rooms at about 3:30 a.m. Friday.

While talking the three people inside the room, the guards spotted what appeared to be several small bales of marjuana. After a short struggle, guards were able to detain the trio until police arrived.

According to Det. Marysol Larrison of the Phoenix Police Department, officers discovered about 30 pounds of pot and $2,000 in cash, as well as miscellaneous drug paraphenalia inside the hotel room.

The three individuals were taken into police custody and investigators from the drug enforcement bureau were called in.

Police are not releasing any information about the suspects at this time.