Mississippi Man Caught With 18,700 Ecstasy Pills

By Associated Press
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Police in Toledo, Ohio arrested a Mississippi man they say was getting ready to bring $374,000 worth of ecstasy pills to Mississippi. Mississippi Man Caught With 18,700 Ecstasy Pills
Published: Fri, February 01, 2008 - 10:41 pm
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Police in Toledo say they've made of their
largest Ecstasy busts ever.
Authorities there arrested a Jackson, Mississippi, man who had
about 18,700 pills estimated to be worth $374,000 on the street.
Investigators say 27-year-old Mario Anton Jones was arrested in
downtown Toledo yesterday afternoon.
They say Jones was preparing to bring the drugs from Toledo to
Mississippi.
He's charged with two counts of trafficking in dangerous drugs
and two counts of possession of dangerous drugs.
Jones was arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court this morning and
is being held on a $100,000 bond. He's due back in court next
Friday.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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