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TUCSON — In three separate incidents over a 24-hour period, Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than 1,940 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value of $970,000. Yesterday morning, Ajo station agents working northwest of Lukeville discovered 11 bundles of marijuana abandoned in the desert. The narcotics, weighing 569 pounds with an estimated value of $284,500, were seized and transported to the Ajo station for processing. Early Thursday, the Ajo station All Terrain Vehicle Unit discovered 14 bundles of marijuana abandoned in the desert northeast of Lukeville with assistance from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter. The narcotics,...

TREBIL, Iraq – Approximately 50 kilos of heroin was seized at the Trebil Port-of-Entry after it was discovered concealed in a BMW sedan traveling from Iraq to Syria on Jan 2. The outbound-traffic Z Backscatter Van operator noticed irregularities while X-ray scanning the vehicle and referred it for further examination. The driver of the vehicle attempted to bribe the Customs Police Officer with $10,000, but the ploy was unsuccessful. The ZBV system used by Iraq’s POE personnel can be operated in drive-by or stationary mode and produces X-ray images of vehicles as they pass. One or two operators can conduct...

Jordan has siezed a truck carrying explosives, a senior security force said on Thursday, one day after the Arab country said it had uncovered a group planning to carry out terrorist attacks.The source would not give any details, but said the seizure of the truck was linked the group.Jordan said late on Wednesday that it had uncovered a group which it accused of planning to carry out terrorist attacks in the kingdom, arresting some suspects and hunting others still on the run.Security has been tightened at key sites around the capital Amman, including embassies, government institutions and the prime minister's...