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Benjie Sanders/ Arizona Daily Star
The driver fled Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies, then eluded DPS officers and was caught by off-duty Pima County deputies.
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Posted on 01/15/2005 6:29:25 AM PST by SandRat
A drug-smuggling suspect was arrested Friday after he led authorities on a chase from Santa Cruz County to Interstate 10 and Houghton Road, tried to steal a car, and was detained by off-duty deputies.
The incident started on Arizona 83 when Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department depu-ties began following a late-model SUV with a large amount of marijuana visible inside. Deputies stopped their pursuit and Department of Public Safety officers attempted to stop the vehicle, said DPS Lt. Brant Benham.
DPS officers twice tried stopping the SUV with tire spikes, but the driver avoided them.
Officers stopped their pursuit when the SUV turned onto Houghton, followed only by the DPS helicopter.
Near East Escalante Road, the driver, who was not armed, bailed out of the vehicle, ran through yards in the neighborhood, and tried to steal a vehicle. Two off-duty Pima County Sheriff's Department deputies who live in the area were able to detain the man, Benham said.
Officers in the helicopter landed and arrested the man.
About 400 pounds of marijuana was found in the SUV, said Officer James Oien, a DPS spokesman.
The man, whose name was not released, is from Nogales, Ariz. He's facing charges including felony flight and transporting marijuana.
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Benjie Sanders/ Arizona Daily Star
The driver fled Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies, then eluded DPS officers and was caught by off-duty Pima County deputies.
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Stupid Crook
Dumb Criminal
Dude, yer harshin' my buzz!
There are going to be some really pissed off hippies tonight!
Make sure they protect the alien's rights! El Presidente Fox gets very cross when he loses a big shipment like this even if he has hundreds working at the same time. The arresting cops better have paid attention to every detail or they'll be answering to the UN!
Dude, when that guy shops for weed, he shops at Sam's Club.
He needed it for his medical condition.
>>Officers cooperate to nab driver with 400 lbs. of pot<<
Is it unusual for Officers to cooperate?
NO!
Not from different state, county and federal agencies. They're still learning that it ain't about turf.
Not likely ... 400 pounds is a drop in the bucket.
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