By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A woman accused of transporting marijuana also faces a charge of animal cruelty after allegedly punching a horse in the face.
Karla Banegas-Banegas, 29, was with a group of nine people spotted with backpacks along the Barry Goldwater Bombing range in Why, Ariz., about 30 miles north of the Mexican border, AZCentral reports.
As the group fled, agents caught up with six of the nine suspects.
Banegas-Banegas “punched a USBP horse in the face with a closed fist,” records said. The extent of the horse’s injuries was unknown.
Agents reported finding seven backpacks fun of “green, leafy plant material” that ended up being marijuana.
“The remoteness of the area makes it an ideal place for drug smugglers to attempt to smuggle narcotics into the United States,” court documents said.
I’m surprised this wasn’t “assault on a Federal officer”