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CBP Officers at Port of Douglas, Seize More Than $157,000 in Marijuana

Release Date: 
December 16, 2016

TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national yesterday in connection with a failed attempt to smuggle more than 300 pounds of marijuana through the Raul Hector Castro Port of Douglas.

Officers removed packages of marijuana from throughout a smuggling vehicle, as well as from within the front tires
Officers removed packages of marijuana from
throughout a smuggling vehicle, as well as
from within the front tires

Officers arrested a 23-year-old man, driving a Chevrolet SUV, from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, on Dec. 15 after a CBP narcotics-detection canine alerted officers to marijuana scattered throughout the vehicle.

Officers seized the drugs and vehicle, and turned the subject over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

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February 9, 2017
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