Atlanta Police seize 6,000 pounds of marijuana, Jose Ibarra arrested

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Police Narcotics Unit seized 208 bales of marijuana in a drug bust on Monday, January 16th, 2017

Jan 19, 2017 - 14:35
Jan 19, 2017 - 18:33
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Atlanta Police seize 6,000 pounds of marijuana, Jose Ibarra arrested
Police sergeant: "I've never witnessed this amount of marijuana"

Police arrested and charged 29-year-old Jose Ibarra with trafficking marijuana, after confiscating 5,824 pounds of marijuana.

Atlanta Police Sergeant Warren Pickard says in his 28 years of police work, he has never seen that amount of marijuana.

Nearly 6,000 lbs. of marijuana were seized by Atlanta police.

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