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State police seizes nearly 1k pounds of pot, drug paraphernalia

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Two men busted at Gallup’s port of entry

New Mexico State Police seized 391 pounds of marijuana out of a car hauler carrying two SUV’s at the Gallup port of entry Jan. 15.

The very next day two men were arrested at the Gallup port of entry when State Police Officers found 381 pounds of marijuana and 183 pounds of drug paraphernalia in a commercial motor vehicle.

While officers conducted a safety inspection on the CMV, they observed fourteen large boxes and could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the trailer. State Police officers found 299 bags of marijuana, cannabis vape oil and loaded dispensers.

The driver Eaid Gheith, 26, of Justice, Ill., and the co-driver Cemil Durgut, 30, of Bridgeview, Ill., were both arrested and booked into the Gallup-McKinley County Detention Center.

Gheith and Durgut were both charged with following:

Attempt to commit felony; distribution of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids (over 100 lbs.) 30-21-22 (A)(1) 3rd Degree Felony

Conspiracy to commit distribution of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids (over 100 lbs.) 30-31-22 (A)(1) 4th Degree Felony

Delivery or manufacture of drug paraphernalia 30-31-25.1 (B) Misdemeanor