743 pounds of marijuana found in septic tank truck

Investigators found 743 pounds of marijuana in a septic tank truck full of human waste in Arizona during a traffic stop. The truck was headed northbound on I-19 and stopped about 35 miles south of Tucson, Arizona, which leads directly to Mexico.

After the stop, the officer checked the driver's license and it was invalid along with the commercial markings on the truck. A subsequent search revealed the bales of marijuana in red and orange packages amid the waste, worth about $409,000 on the street.

The police arrested and charged the driver with possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale and transportation of marijuana. Although 743 pounds seems like a lot, in 2008, Arizona police found more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana in a fake UPS truck.

Hiding marijuana in human waste is pretty much the most disgusting place ever, and I feel bad for whoever had the unfortunate job of retrieving the bales out of the septic tank. I guess the driver thought he was really clever, but it just shows how desperate drug cartels are these days.