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113 Pounds Of Cocaine Found In Propane Tank

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Border Patrol agents in San Diego County have arrested a driver after finding 113 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a propane tank strapped to his truck.

Authorities say the truck was stopped and searched Saturday morning as it headed into the U.S. from Mexico at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

The driver, a 39-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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