Marijuana Found Stashed in Shipment of Ford Fusions
A shipment of Ford Fusions traveling by rail from Mexico to Minnesota has been found to have marijuana hidden inside the vehicles.
| May 5, 2017, at 2:21 p.m.
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Marijuana Found Stashed in Shipment of Ford Fusions
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A shipment of Ford Fusions traveling by rail from Mexico to Minnesota has been found to have marijuana hidden inside the vehicles.
The shipment contained 15 Ford Fusions and each one had marijuana concealed in the trunks' spare-tire space, the Arizona Daily Star reported (http://bit.ly/2qAz3Zc ) Thursday.
A truck driver in a Minnesota rail yard had discovered the pot in two vehicles, which prompted a search of the other 13.
Each of the first two cars had 40 pounds (18 kilograms) of marijuana molded into the shape of spare tires and tucked inside plastic wrap, aluminum foil, coffee grounds and garbage bags.
Authorities had to search as far as 170 miles (274 kilometers) away from the original report to find all the cars.