A Burlington woman and her husband were arrested in Arizona on Friday (Jan. 24) for transporting $4.1 million of methamphetamine — the largest meth bust in the state’s history.
Julie Jeannie Mason, 52, of Burlington and her husband, Marius Montez Mason, 38, of Peoria, Ill., were charged with possession of a dangerous drug and transportation of a dangerous drug.
Julie Mason, the driver of the vehicle, was pulled over by an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper on Interstate 15, south of Littlefield. The trooper subsequently discovered 362 pounds of methamphetamine inside the vehicle.
Authorities confirmed it is the largest, single meth seizure in the history of the department.
(Editor's Note: The seized meth is shown next to a police K-9 drug-sniffing dog.)