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Cocaine Smuggler Caught by Douglas CBP Officers

Release Date
Tue, 04/09/2019

TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas prevented a Douglas man from smuggling more than 9 pounds of cocaine into the United States Friday.

Officers removed packages of cocaine from within the seats of a smuggling vehicle
Officers removed packages of cocaine
from within the seats of a smuggling
vehicle

Officers referred a 35-year-old local man for further inspection of his GMC truck after he attempted to enter the U.S. through the Port of Douglas. When officers searched the vehicle, they found 4 packages of cocaine within the truck’s seats. The drugs, weighing more than 9 pounds, are estimated to be worth nearly $222,000.  

Officers seized the drugs and vehicle. The subject was arrested and charged for narcotics smuggling. He was then turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021