Texas Streak
03-05-2009, 10:09 AM
Found this article on the KPRC website out of Houston. Makes ya think about who is beside you on the highways...
HOUSTON -- Thousands of pounds of marijuana were found inside an 18-wheeler disguised to look like a grocery store's truck, officials told KPRC Local 2 Wednesday.
WATCH IT: Tons Of Marijuana Found In Fake HEB Truck
It sure looked like an HEB 18-wheeler. The HEB logo was on the sides of the trailer, on the back it said "low prices everyday." The detail is even down to the mudflaps, that read, "we go the extra mile for you."
But state troopers said it's a fake. All the phony logos on the outside were allegedly created to hide pound after pound of marijuana packed inside.
In all, officers and troopers said they unloaded 4,422 pounds – worth nearly $2 million on the street.
"There's money in it, and people do anything for drugs," said Crystal Mancha, an HEB shopper.
"So they could get away with it and nobody's gonna stop them," said shopper Cheryl Stewart.
Sources said the truck was found abandoned and picked up by a wrecker on March 1. The wrecker company then called HEB, to pick it up, thinking it was authentic.
"We verified that the abandoned truck is not a part of our HEB fleet, and we are in no way affiliated with this truck, the driver or the truck contents," an HEB representative said. "We turned the 18-wheeler over to the DPS and Houston Police Department."
"It doesn't really have anything to do with HEB. They didn't have anything to do with it," said Mancha.
People who shop at HEB stores said it seems like the criminals are getting smarter.
"I think they are trying to do anything they can to avoid the law, to avoid police," shopper Carlos Galan said.
"You never know what's gonna be beside you on the road," said Stewart. "It's not safe."
State troopers would not specify where they think the truck came from or if there could be others like it on the roads. They said the investigation continues, but so far no arrests have been made.
Link to article: http://www.click2houston.com/news/18859884/detail.html#-
HOUSTON -- Thousands of pounds of marijuana were found inside an 18-wheeler disguised to look like a grocery store's truck, officials told KPRC Local 2 Wednesday.
WATCH IT: Tons Of Marijuana Found In Fake HEB Truck
It sure looked like an HEB 18-wheeler. The HEB logo was on the sides of the trailer, on the back it said "low prices everyday." The detail is even down to the mudflaps, that read, "we go the extra mile for you."
But state troopers said it's a fake. All the phony logos on the outside were allegedly created to hide pound after pound of marijuana packed inside.
In all, officers and troopers said they unloaded 4,422 pounds – worth nearly $2 million on the street.
"There's money in it, and people do anything for drugs," said Crystal Mancha, an HEB shopper.
"So they could get away with it and nobody's gonna stop them," said shopper Cheryl Stewart.
Sources said the truck was found abandoned and picked up by a wrecker on March 1. The wrecker company then called HEB, to pick it up, thinking it was authentic.
"We verified that the abandoned truck is not a part of our HEB fleet, and we are in no way affiliated with this truck, the driver or the truck contents," an HEB representative said. "We turned the 18-wheeler over to the DPS and Houston Police Department."
"It doesn't really have anything to do with HEB. They didn't have anything to do with it," said Mancha.
People who shop at HEB stores said it seems like the criminals are getting smarter.
"I think they are trying to do anything they can to avoid the law, to avoid police," shopper Carlos Galan said.
"You never know what's gonna be beside you on the road," said Stewart. "It's not safe."
State troopers would not specify where they think the truck came from or if there could be others like it on the roads. They said the investigation continues, but so far no arrests have been made.
Link to article: http://www.click2houston.com/news/18859884/detail.html#-