VIDEO: Suspects chuck bales of marijuana out windows during police chase in Arizona

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. -- A wild scene was caught on dashboard camera in Arizona when some suspected drug dealers tried to ditch the evidence while running from the cops.

Investigators say it all started when deputies attempted to pull over a white truck on the interstate.

Instead of stopping, the driver sped up and started tossing bales of marijuana out of the window.

The deputies eventually caught the suspects, but much of the evidence was lost. Apparently other drivers pulled over and picked up the pot.

Jim Knupp, a Pinal County Sheriff's Office spokesman, said a deputy was monitoring traffic along the highway near Trekell Road when he spotted a 2006 White Trailblazer traveling at high rate of speed.

"When the deputy caught up with the vehicle, he attempted to perform a traffic stop," he said in a news release. "The vehicle began to accelerate to speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour and the occupants began to throw bales of marijuana out of the vehicle onto the roadway."

Units from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office soon joined the pursuit, and deputies finally stopped the vehicle after laying down spike strips in the vehicle's path, which deflated its tires.

The Trailblazer stopped near Val Vista Road, the sheriff's office said. The occupants, who authorities identified as 43-year-old Mario Perez-Paz and 21-year-old Juan Aguilar-Zavala, ran from the vehicle, but officers were able to catch up to them and arrest them.

"During their interviews, the men indicated they were offered $1,000 by a female in Phoenix to drive the Trailblazer to I-8 to pick up unknown packages," Knupp said.

The investigation also led to the discovery of a stash house in Mesa where authorities said they also found 20 illegal immigrants from Guatemala and Mexico, police said.