Feds seize 7,200 pounds of pot in Arizona [View All]

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(CNN) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says its agents seized more than 7,200 pounds of marijuana Monday in Tucson, Arizona.

"This is the largest narcotics seizure ICE has made in Arizona this year," said Rick Crocker, ICE deputy special agent in charge of Tucson.

ICE agents staked out a home in Tucson's foothills for days as part of an ongoing drug smuggling investigation. Then, after witnessing a GMC Yukon towing an 18-foot trailer pull into the driveway Monday, they got a warrant and conducted a raid, said a statement from ICE.

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ICE says the house is owned by a local Tucson businessman and was rented out to a Mexican citizen by a property management company. ICE says its agents gathered a wealth of information about the smuggling organization during the search and are continuing to investigate possible suspects.

Oh yeah, SB1070 passes in just over a month. Let the wars on immigrants and drugs begin...