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Big Arizona drug smuggling ring bust

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu checks out one of the seized weapons after a news conference, as multi-jurisdictional law enforcement agencies announce a bust on a major drug smuggling ring in Arizona, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, in Phoenix. Operation "Pipeline Express" has netted 76 arrested, has seized 61,573 pounds of marijuana, 213 pounds of cocaine, 158 of heroin, $758,908 in cash, 83 vehicles, 108 weapons, and 4 ballistic vests, all linked, according to law enforcement, to a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel based in Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Matthew Allen, left, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Arizona, is joined by Richard Barlow, Acting Chief Patrol Agent for the U.S. Border Patrol, as they arrive with others for a news conference as a variety of multi-jurisdictional law enforcement agencies announce a bust on a major drug smuggling ring in Arizona, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, in Phoenix. Operation "Pipeline Express" has netted 76 arrested, has seized 61,573 pounds of marijuana, 213 pounds of cocaine, 158 of heroin, $758,908 in cash, 83 vehicles, 108 weapons, and four ballistic vests, all linked, according to law enforcement, to a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel based in Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Some of the drugs and weapons seized during a large smuggling ring bust are shown in Phoenix on Oct. 31, 2011. (Jim Cross/KTAR)

Some of the drugs and weapons seized during a large smuggling ring bust are shown in Phoenix on Oct. 31, 2011. (Jim Cross/KTAR)

Some of the drugs and weapons seized during a large smuggling ring bust are shown in Phoenix on Oct. 31, 2011. (Jim Cross/KTAR)

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is seen standing at a podium. Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is pictured behind him wearing a suit and tie. (Jim Cross/KTAR)

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is seen standing at a podium. Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is pictured behind him wearing a suit and tie. (Jim Cross/KTAR)

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