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15-hundred pounds of Marijuana

drugbustState police say they found more than 15-hundred pounds of marijuana during an investigation into a large-scale Mexican marijuana trafficking operation.

State Police say the drugs came to Providence from Texas and were worth about two million dollars.

Investigators say they allegedly tracked the drugs to K-and-C Auto Reconditioning in Providence.  Police descended on the shop as the truck was allegedly being unloaded.

(photo licensed under creative commons, courtesy user katielips)

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