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Border Patrol agents seized more than a ton of marijuana Tuesday after finding a stolen truck in the desert near Casa Grande.
The agents were patrolling near the Tohono O'odham
With the assistance of a Border Patrol helicopter, the agents found a 2000 Dodge pickup truck with several bundles of marijuana in the bed.
A man and a woman were spotted nearby, the release said.
After stopping the man and the woman, agents searched the truck, which they later learned was reported stolen from
Inside the truck's bed, they found 142 bundles of marijuana weighing more than 2,400 pounds.
Agents learned the two people were Mexican nationals. They were processed and returned to
The marijuana was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration and the truck was turned over to the Department of Public Safety.