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Police: Fake UPS Truck Was Packed With Pot
Driver Fled Into Desert, Authorities Say

POSTED: 4:40 pm EST December 9, 2008
UPDATED: 7:21 pm EST December 9, 2008


PHOENIX -- After nearly a month-long investigation, Arizona Department of Public Safety officials announced the seizure of a fake UPS truck packed with marijuana, local television station KPHO reported.

Detectives seized the 2,118 pounds of marijuana, which has an estimated street value of nearly $1.2 million, from the truck Nov. 14 after a DPS officer and his drug-sniffing dog stopped the truck on the highway.

When the truck stopped, the driver fled into the desert, DPS said.

Officers discovered the bundles of marijuana, which were attached to makeshift burlap straps so drug carriers could use them as backpacks, in the back of the truck, DPS said.

The truck was painted a shade of brown similar to the color UPS uses, DPS said. There were also reflective UPS decals affixed to the truck.

The Arizona license plate was homemade, but the plate number was one actually assigned to UPS, DPS said. Additionally, the number on the "cloned" vehicle was also assigned to a real UPS truck in Tucson.

[Krzy18whlr]

I think there was a similar story a few months ago about a FedEx delivery truck. Down in Texas maybe?

[Krzy18whlr]

Now I remember, it was a Texas Dept of Transportation pickup that was also cloned and running drugs up the I-35 corridor.

[bigk300]

yeah i saw the pics of the dot truck looked pretty convincing too

[Casper Girl]

hey, at least they are getting creative right lol

[UPSFreightDUI'd]

It makes sense, using a truck that is so common on the streets that people would overlook it.