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CBP Officers Seize $117K Worth of Marijuana

Release Date
Wed, 12/11/2019

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers arrested a U.S. citizen for an alleged attempt to smuggle nearly 390 pounds of marijuana through the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona, on Tuesday.

Nearly 300 packages of marijuana were discovered throughout a smuggling vehicle
Nearly 300 packages of marijuana were
discovered throughout a smuggling
vehicle

Officers referred a 41-year-old Douglas, Arizona, man for additional inspection of his GMC SUV, as he attempted to enter the U.S. through the port. Following a positive alert by a CBP narcotics detection canine to a scent it is trained to detect, the search of his vehicle led the officers to nearly 300 packages of drugs throughout the vehicle, which were determined to be 389 pounds of marijuana, worth almost $117,000.

Officers seized the drugs and vehicle, while the subject was arrested and then turned over to U.S. 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 official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021