Authorities in California's Fresno County have seized $1 billion worth of marijuana plants from pot farms discovered in the Sierra Mountains the past week.

A Wednesday press release by Fresno County said authorities also arrested 82 Mexicans acting as caretakers of the farms during the Operation Save Our Sierra. The massive operation aims to remove marijuana plantations in the Sierra Mountains operated by Mexican drug cartels.

The Mexican Navy has detected and seized more than one ton of cocaine hidden in bellies of frozen sharks on board a container ship coming from Costa Rica.

X-ray machines and sniffer dogs helped detect the hidden drugs on the Marshall Islands-flagged Dover Strait after it docked at the Gulf coast port of Progreso in Yucatan state, Mexican Navy Commander Eduardo Villa said Wednesday.

Heidi Klum and Seal have renewed their wedding vows in a "white trash"-themed ceremony. The German supermodel and her musician husband - who have been married for four years and always celebrate their anniversary by recommitting to each other - hired an Elvis impersonator to officiate the service, which was held at a friend's Malibu home on Saturday.

Pregnant Heidi styled her long blonde hair in corn rows and donned a tight, nylon lace jumpsuit. She was also seen pretending to smoke a cigarette during festivities.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Laredo, Texas seized $302,785 at a border crossing. The money was hidden in detergent boxes.

A 28-year-old Mexican man was driving a Chevrolet Suburban across the Lincoln-Jaurez international bridge when he was pulled over the agents Saturday. A Border Patrol dog initiated the search of the man's grocery bags, the UPI reported.

The "swine flu zombies" got their own intimate graduation ceremonies at a university here Saturday, an event designed to ward off the possible spread of the H1N1 virus to thousands of other students and well-wishers.

The group of 22 students at Slippery Rock University got the latex glove treatment after returning from Mexico where they had been student teaching. The school opted to have a separate ceremony that included only the students, their families, and university officials. A videotape of the event was broadcast during graduation ceremonies for the more than 1,300 seniors receiving degrees.