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Title: Huge drug bust in Arkansas Post by: Mr. Redman on March 19, 2007, 08:48:03 PM MAUMELLE, Ark. -- Three men, including a Houston-area paramedic, were arrested after investigators found nearly 400 pounds of marijuana in an ambulance, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday. Maumelle, Ark., police said they discovered the drugs after the ambulance broke down near a gasoline station.
"An individual, that was actually an off-duty police officer, called and said that he just felt like things were out of sort," Chief Sam Williams said. Officers arrived and found the men and the ambulance. "They were wearing white shirts and black BDU pants," Williams said. "The white shirts had some rank insignia of them. It would be fair to say that they were wearing clothing that would resemble medical personnel." John Willhite, a licensed paramedic from Alvin, was arrested on suspicion of unspecified drug charges. Willhite was charged with drug possession in Harris County in 2004. Until last week, he worked for Bayou City E.M.S. The owner said Willhite asked to take some personal time off. The Texas Department of State Health Services suspended Willhite on Friday. Willhite was placed on a two-year suspension for violating emergency medical services rules in 2006. Two other men, Robert Abreu and Anthony Aviles, both from Florida, were also taken into custody. The marijuana was found in cardboard boxes stuffed into compartments designed to hold medical supplies, detectives said. Detectives said the marijuana had a street value of about $500,000. It was the largest drug bust in the Arkansas town's history. Investigators said they believe the men picked up the marijuana in California for a Florida destination. The ambulance was registered to a West Columbia, Texas, home under the name Life Line, LLC. Officials said the ambulance's owner planned to travel to Arkansas to retrieve the vehicle, which was taken without his knowledge. http://www.click2houston.com/news/11270519/detail.html?subid=22100412&qs=1;bp=t Title: Re: Huge drug bust in Arkansas Post by: 2NaFish on March 19, 2007, 09:11:27 PM what a waste
Title: Re: Huge drug bust in Arkansas Post by: Bill 213 on March 19, 2007, 09:29:17 PM God that sounds like a bad Cheech & Chong movie ripoff............if only the ambulance was MADE out of the weed, then it would have worked! Don't these kids watch television anymore?
Title: Re: Huge drug bust in Arkansas Post by: GNRreunioneventually on March 19, 2007, 11:13:40 PM they could've called it "cheech and chong in medicinal mary-jane" i wanna co-produce that movie :yes:
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