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Published: 18 January 2019 18 January 2019

marijseiz0Gallup, NM -On January 15, 2019 the New Mexico State Police seized 391 pounds of marijuana out of a car hauler carrying two SUV’s at the Gallup port of entry. 

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 (CMV).

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. 

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

Gheith and Durgut were both charged with following;