Texas’ Dept. of Public Safety troopers have seized nearly 10,000 pounds of pot — but still have no idea whose it is.
That’s right, according to a DPS press release, a trooper on routine patrol in Webb Co. spotted a broken down school bus on the side of the road on Saturday morning. The trooper went to investigate and found the bus was filled (literally) with packages of dope: 560 bundles of marijuana were found hidden behind cardboard in a false ceiling. DPS says the pot is worth $3.9 million, and represents the agency’s second largest pot seizure since 1997.
DPS says the bus might’ve been abandoned because of an engine problem and agency narcos are now looking for the owner. The agency is asking for anyone with information to call 956/728-2201.
This article appears in January 30 • 2009.