On Dec. 17 at 2 a.m., PCSO deputies stopped two vehicles for traffic violations on Interstate 8 east of Highway 84. One vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, was found to contain four bundles of marijuana, weighing a total of 195 pounds.
Three occupants, the driver and two Mexican nationals were arrested for drug smuggling. The second vehicle, a Chevrolet SUV, was travelling with the Jeep and occupied by four persons, three of which were Mexican Nationals linked to packing the marijuana into the U.S. from Mexico a few days prior.
All seven persons were arrested for drug smuggling and are being held in the Pinal County Adult Detention Center.
The driver of the Jeep is identified as Shanna Marie Calderon, a 27-year-old Maricopa resident.
The driver of the Chevrolet SUV is identified as Camisha L. Fryer, a 20-year-old Maricopa resident.
The other five smugglers are adult males from Mexico.