Deputies arrest juvenile, seize nearly 700 pounds of marijuana
The lead deputy took custody of the vehicle and its load of approximately 700 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $350,000.
Later that evening, Nogales Border Patrol camera operators reported an individual walking along Duquesne Road approximately 2 miles from the crash site. When agents responded to question the male subject, he attempted to escape by running into the desert.
Agents quickly apprehended the subject, later identified as a 14-year-old U.S. citizen who had been driving the vehicle when it crashed. A sheriff’s deputy returned to the area and took custody of the juvenile.
Operation Stonegarden is a Department of Homeland Security program that grants funds to other local, state and tribal law enforcement agencies to enhance and strengthen border security throughout the United States.