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CBP Officers in Douglas Seize $155K in Marijuana

Release Date: 
March 31, 2017

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port in Douglas, Arizona, arrested a 30-year-old Mexican woman Wednesday (March 29) after finding more than 300 pounds of marijuana throughout her Chevy van.

Officers removed packages of marijuana from throughout a smuggling vehicle
Officers removed packages of marijuana
from throughout a smuggling vehicle

A CBP narcotics-detection canine alert led officers to find numerous bundles of marijuana hidden throughout the vehicle’s interior and exterior. Officers seized the drugs, worth an estimated $155,000, and vehicle. The driver was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Last modified: 
March 31, 2017
Tags: 
Port Security