It's true, before you cross they knock on your tires. I guess it's a common form of drug smuggling. Anyone who knows me knows I'm extremely anti-drug! I've never even smoked a cigarette.
Border Patrol seizes 108 pounds of pot
11:02 a.m. June 3, 2009
Border Patrol agents seized 108 pounds of marijuana worth about $65,000 hidden inside the tires of a Jeep Cherokee after the vehicle stopped at the Pine Valley checkpoint Monday, authorities said.
The seizure took place around 11:15 a.m. at the Interstate 8 checkpoint after agents used a mobile X-ray machine to find the hidden drugs, officials said.
The driver, a 32-year-old man who is a Mexican citizen, was arrested.
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