Trucker Busted With $2,000,000 of Marijuana Mixed With Frozen Foods

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Cops Bust Truck Driver With 1,400 Pounds Of Pot Mixed With Frozen Food

February 22, 2009 10:42 a.m. EST

 

David Goodhue - AHN Reporter

Miami, FL (AHN) - Police in Arizona busted a Connecticut semi tractor trailer driver after they say they found more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana mixed with frozen food products inside the rig's trailer.

The truck was stopped by an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer for an equipment violation on I-17 early Sunday morning. A search of the trailer revealed 1,400 pound of pot mixed in with the frozen food the truck was hauling.

The truck is owned by M&G Enterprises of East Hartford, Conn., the DPS said. The driver was making a run from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. to Westborough, Mass., KPHO TV reported.

Police arrested 40-year-old Thomas Belliveau on charges of transportation of marijuana for sale.

Police estimate the drugs were worth $2.1 million.



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