.......$2.5 million marijuana bust leads to one arrest | United States

.......$2.5 million marijuana bust leads to one arrest

AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Police say a 33-year-old man from Mexico is facing drug charges today after police seized more than $2.5 million in marijuana from a semitrailer in Aurora this week.
Fernando Velaczo-Rodriguez is being held at the Kane County Correctional Center in lieu of $150,000 bond. He was arrested during a stake out Tuesday when police saw people
loading crates full of 2,580 pounds of marijuana into a truck.

Five other men who were arrested during the stakeout have been released without charges. Authorities say they believe the haul was part of a shipment tied to a large Mexican drug trafficking operation. Associated Press - November 23, 2007 2:24 PM ET

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