Smugglers Caught on Video Catapulting Pot Over Border

Thursday, 27 January 2011 | by Pat's Picks

National Guard troops were reviewing surveillance videos when they came across footage of the latest in drug smuggling technology: a catapult. The Tuscon Sentinel says smugglers on the Mexican side of the border had rigged the device to sling pot across to the US side. Mexican authorities were called in and say they seized “45 pounds of marijuana, an SUV, and the 3-yard tall catapult on a flatbed trailer.” No word on whether anyone was on the other side with a big basket.

Video released by the National Guard showing the pot slingshot: