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U.S. Border Patrol agents in Las Cruces, N.M. have turned up an estimated $338,000 worth of marijuana hidden in jalapeno pepper cans.

The agents found the drugs during a weekend inspection at a checkpoint along Interstate 25 near Las Cruces. They had stopped two women and decided to search their sport utility vehicle after they began acting unusual.

The women were arrested and turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration along with their SUV and the 422 pounds of marijuana. The drugs had been vacuum-packed and stashed inside 96 jalapeno pepper cans.

In San Clemente, Calif., Border Patrol says it seized 77 pounds of cocaine at the Camp Pendleton checkpoint.

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Authorities stopped the 2001 Ford Expedition and inspected the vehicle with mobile X-ray machine. The agency says the cocaine was discovered under a seat.

The driver, who was not identified, was arrested on charges of transporting a controlled substance and turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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