The United States Border Patrol Station in Sonoita is responsible for 25 percent of marijuana seizures in the entire Tucson sector.

For this fiscal year, which started Oct. 1, 2002, to date, the Sonoita station has seized 15,135 pounds of marijuana, said Al Kramer, Agent in Charge.

Marijuana seizures during the current fiscal year for the Tucson sector, of which Sonoita is a part, total 60,135 pounds, Kramer said.

For the Sonoita station, seizures have increased by 19 percent, year to date, Kramer said.

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