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Tucson, Ariz. - Following Tuesday's seizure of more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Tucson Sector seized an additional two loads of marijuana yesterday, with a combined weight of more than 400 pounds with an estimated vale of $320,000.

Agents assigned to the Casa Grande Border Patrol Station seized more than 250 pounds during a vehicle stop Wednesday afternoon on State Route 86. Agents were attempting to perform an immigration inspection of the occupants when the vehicle stopped and its occupants fled into the desert.

One of the occupants was apprehended and an inspection of the vehicle revealed five bundles of marijuana with an estimated value of $ 200,000.

In a second incident Wednesday, agents assigned to the Douglas Station were working in a remote location east of the city while operating a Mobile Surveillance System, when they observed two horses carrying large packs and being guided by men on foot.

Agents successfully intercepted the horses and contraband but the subjects absconded into Mexico. The two horses were seized along with four bundles of marijuana weighing over 170 pounds with an estimated value of $136,000.