07/02/09

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) _ Idaho State Police have arrested two
Nampa men after finding more than 160 pounds of marijuana in their
vehicle during a routine traffic stop.

Officers discovered 73 bricks of marijuana, worth an estimated
$250,000, in a pickup truck being driven by 30-year-old Manuel
Moreno Ramirez. He and his passenger, 40-year-old Jesus
Diaz-Pellegaud were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking late
Wednesday and were being held in the Bannock County Jail.

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