ord dealers, a rental lot, and one customer in the Midwest were surprised by 40-60 pound bags of marijuana in the trunks of their Ford Fusions and Lincoln MKZs. At least 22 cars manufactured in Ford’s Hermosillo Stamping and Assembly plant in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico were carrying about 1,100 lbs of ganja (worth about $1.4 million) into Minnesota.The drugs were first found in February during a routine inspection at the Dayton’s Bluff vehicle holding lot in St. Paul, MN, while moving them from rail cars to trailers to be taken to dealerships. The giant bags of weed were found hidden in the spare tire well of the trunks.
The drugs from all fifteen cars from that shipment were successfully recovered by police. This occurred before a March 2017 incident in Dilworth, MN, where seven Fusions were found with bags of marijuana shaped like half of a tire in the spare tire well. These were also found during routine inspections at the rail yard, with about 217 lbs (worth about $272,000) of the devil’s lettuce being discovered.
So, be forewarned: If you recently ordered a Ford Fusion of Lincoln MKZ in the Midwest, there might be a surprise waiting in your trunk.
credit:thedrive.com
