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2,400 pounds of marijuana found in Roma drug bunker
Posted: 10.25.2011 at 6:40 PM
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Authorities are investigating how more than 2,400 pounds of marijuana ended up in a drug bunker north or Roma.

U.S. Border Patrol officials reported it all happened at a ranch in Starr County on Friday.

Investigators with the Starr County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force raided the ranch.

Authorities found the marijuana inside a manmade bunker.

No arrests were reported but the case remains under investigation.

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