Pubdate: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 Source: San Luis Obispo County Tribune (CA) Copyright: 1999 The Tribune Contact: P.O. Box 112, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-0112 Fax: 805.781.7905 Website: http://www.thetribunenews.com/ AGENTS FIND DRUG IN VACUUM-SEALED CANS San Clemente - A man used vacuum-sealed aluminum cans to try to smuggle marijuana into the United States, but they couldn't pass the sensitive nose of a Border Patrol drug-sniffing dog, authorities said Thursday The 86 cans were found in hidden compartments on side panels and the undercarriage of the man's 1983 Ford LTD car when he was stopped Tuesday at an Interstate 5 checkpoint at the San Diego- Orange County line, authorities said. The Cans were unmarked and contained marijuana with an estimated value of $62,000, said Border Patrol spokesman Mario Villreal, who called the sealed cans a unique smuggling technique. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D