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CBP Douglas Seizes $127K in Marijuana

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Officers removed packages of marijuana from throughout a smuggling vehicle, including multiple packages that were removed from a rear storage area
Officers removed packages of
marijuana from throughout a
smuggling vehicle, including multiple
packages that were removed from
a rear storage area

​TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port in Douglas, Arizona, arrested a 30-year-old local woman Tuesday (March 21) after finding more than 250 pounds of marijuana throughout her Saturn station wagon.

Officers seized the drugs, worth an estimated $127,000, and the vehicle. The driver was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

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Last Modified: February 3, 2021