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1,500 pounds of marijuana seized from Phoenix home

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(Source: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office) (Source: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)
(Source: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office) (Source: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)
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PHOENIX (CBS5) -

More than 1,500 pounds of marijuana was discovered in a Phoenix home on Thursday night.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said their task force arrested four suspects during a search warrant at the home in the 4200 block of North 63rd Drive.

Arpaio said deputies found 70 bundles of marijuana.

They also found more than $47,000 sealed in vacuum bags, hidden inside two gallon-sized Prestone antifreeze containers.

The sheriff's office said the seizure was worth more than $785,000.

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