
YUMA, Ariz. – Eleven illegal immigrants were caught red-handed trying to smuggle more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana.
U.S. Border Patrol agents say the group was traveling through the Cabeza Prieta Refuge near Yuma Sector’s forward operating base, Camp Grid Tuesday.
The pot has an estimated street value of more than $500,000.
All of the suspects and drugs were processed.