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A Tucson man was sentenced to seven years in a federal prison Monday for possessing more than 200 pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute and carrying a firearm.
Scott Wayne Tomlin, 24, pleaded guilty to the charges on June 29, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
In the course of his guilty plea, Tomlin said that a U.S. Border Patrol agent stopped a vehicle he was driving on March 13, according to the release. The agent noticed burlap fibers on Tomlin's sweater that appeared consistent with burlap sacks often used to transport marijuana from Mexico to the United States.
The agent also saw a large knife on the passenger seat and asked Tomlin if he had any weapons in the vehicle. Tomlin admitted to having a gun in the glove box, according to the release.
Tomlin refused when the agent asked to look in the vehicle's trunk, and a drug detection dog was called to the scene. Almost 210 pounds of marijuana wrapped in burlap was found in the trunk, according to the release.
Tomlin said he picked up the marijuana on the side of the road and that he was waiting to receive delivery instructions via cell phone, the release said.
He admitted his intention to deliver the marijuana to another person, that he would be paid for his involvement and that he had the gun for protection.
According to the release, Tomlin also admitted to carrying six similar loads of marijuana during the previous year.
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Source: Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona)
Pubdate: October 18, 2006
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Scott Wayne Tomlin, 24, pleaded guilty to the charges on June 29, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
In the course of his guilty plea, Tomlin said that a U.S. Border Patrol agent stopped a vehicle he was driving on March 13, according to the release. The agent noticed burlap fibers on Tomlin's sweater that appeared consistent with burlap sacks often used to transport marijuana from Mexico to the United States.
The agent also saw a large knife on the passenger seat and asked Tomlin if he had any weapons in the vehicle. Tomlin admitted to having a gun in the glove box, according to the release.
Tomlin refused when the agent asked to look in the vehicle's trunk, and a drug detection dog was called to the scene. Almost 210 pounds of marijuana wrapped in burlap was found in the trunk, according to the release.
Tomlin said he picked up the marijuana on the side of the road and that he was waiting to receive delivery instructions via cell phone, the release said.
He admitted his intention to deliver the marijuana to another person, that he would be paid for his involvement and that he had the gun for protection.
According to the release, Tomlin also admitted to carrying six similar loads of marijuana during the previous year.
Newshawk: 420AM&PM - 420 Magazine
Source: Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona)
Pubdate: October 18, 2006
Copyright: © 1999-2006 AzStarNet, Arizona Daily Star
Contact: www.azstarnet.com ® | Contact Database
Website: Welcome to StarNet