Clark said 2 pounds of Marijuana were seized from one car and about 6 pounds from another in Provo. Once police became aware of the drugs leaving the Provo home, officers obtained a search warrant from a district judge. Questioning of suspects led officers to stake out an Orem residence Wednesday night, and a vehicle leaving the residence was stopped and about 40 pounds of Marijuana seized. Seven Mexican nationals and one 17-year old female were arrested. All were said to live in Provo, except one from Orem.
Police claim actual street value as twice that.
Officers from several agencies, including the Utah County Major Crime Task Force, Orem and Provo police, Wasatch Front Task Force from Salt Lake County, as well as drug-sniffing dogs from American Fork Police Department. Some of the 106 pounds of Marijuana recently recovered by police in Provo, Orem, Utah. The pall of white, acrid haze hanging over states from Texas to Florida is caused by Mexican farmers clearing land to plant corn - and Marijuana. For weeks, fires have been raging throughout Mexico and much of Central America, choking cities, causing schools to close and airports in some areas to suspend operations. Last week, the thick haze began moving north, affecting mostly the Gulf states but also reaching the Midwest.