Marijuana found hidden in flatbed trailer

More than a million dollars worth of marijuana has been seized while being smuggled into the United States in a flatbed trailer.

The seizure was made Saturday, near the Mexico border south of Patagonia, the U.S Border Patrol said.

Agents assigned to the Sonoita border station stopped a suspicious pickup pulling the trailer, authorities said. They smelled a strong odor of marijuana, but could not see any evidence. A Border Patrol K9 was brought to the scene and alerted to the presence of narcotics. More than 1,000 pounds of marijuana was found hidden under the wooden planks of the trailer.

The driver was arrested.