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Posted: 9:03 PM Mar 26, 2008
Last Updated: 9:24 PM Mar 26, 2008
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An informants anonymous tip resulted in a huge marijuana bust at the Salina Municipal Airport this week.

The Saline County Sheriff's Department says a tipster told them marijuana was hidden in a plane heading for Salina. After the plane landed, a drug sniffing dog and officers found six duffel bags and suitcases stuffed with 204 pounds of the illegal drug

Deputies say the pot has an estimated street value of $630,000. The pilot and his passenger, both from California, were arrested.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 27, 2008 at 01:57 PM
i guess some pot on a plane is still better than snakes on a plane!

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