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Douglas CBP Officers Seize $102K in Marijuana

Release Date
Mon, 04/25/2016

TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona arrested three individuals over the weekend in connection with failed attempts to smuggle more than 200 pounds of marijuana into the United States.

Nearly 100 pounds of marijuana was removed from one of the truck tires of a smuggling vehicle

Nearly 100 pounds of marijuana was removed from one of the truck tires of a smuggling vehicle

On April 24, officers referred a 23-year-old McNeal, Arizona woman for a secondary inspection of the PT Cruiser she was driving. After a CBP narcotics-detection canine alerted to the vehicle, officers removed more than 60 packages of marijuana weighing more than 75 pounds and worth nearly $38,000.

On April 22, officers referred a 42-year-old Mexican man for a secondary inspection of his Dodge truck. During the inspection, a CBP canine alerted to drugs within one of the truck’s tires. Officers then removed nearly 98 pounds of marijuana valued at almost $49,000.

Earlier that morning, a CBP canine helped officer find more than 30 pounds of marijuana, worth in excess of $15,000, in a Ford truck driven by a 60-year-old Douglas man.

Officers seized all drugs and vehicles, and turned the subjects over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021