Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu checks out one of the seized weapons after a news conference, as multi-jurisdictional law enforcement agencies announce a bust on a major drug smuggling ring in Arizona, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, in Phoenix. Operation "Pipeline Express" has netted 76 arrested, has seized 61,573 pounds of marijuana, 213 pounds of cocaine, 158 of heroin, $758,908 in cash, 83 vehicles, 108 weapons, and 4 ballistic vests, all linked, according to law enforcement, to a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel based in Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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