Dept. of Ag: Watermelon, Cantaloupe Used to Hide Marijuana


A Lakeland trucker who failed to stop at an inspection station was arrested over the weekend for using watermelon and cantaloupe to conceal 50 pounds of marijuana, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported on Monday.

Pot Bags Hidden by Cantaloupe, Source Florida Department of Agriculture

Pot Bags Hidden by Cantaloupe, Source Florida Department of Agriculture

Gabriel Murillo was charged with trafficking marijuana over 25 pounds, failure to stop for an inspection, and driving while license is suspended, according to a release from the Department of Agriculture.

Murillo, driving a vehicle with fruit visible, was stopped on Interstate 10 by Officer James Fletcher after the trucker allegedly failed to stop at an Agriculture Interdiction Station in Suwannee County.

Escorted back to the inspection station, officers discovered marijuana in clear bags among the fruit, the release stated.

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Leonard Pease
8:11PM MAY 14TH 2012
Great, wish you could have seen some of the thousands of pounds I stopped and caught on 75 during several years in the late 70s. Under Forrest Beach we apprehended literally tons of marijuana in loads from 18lbs to several thousand lbs. Good work
Leonard Pease former Ag Inspector

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