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Douglas CBP Officers Seize $102K in Marijuana

Release Date: 
October 7, 2016

TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona, arrested a 25-year-old man from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico after finding marijuana in his Ford Mustang on Oct. 6.

Officers removed 183 packages of marijuana from a smuggling vehicle, including those taken from the spare tire area of the trunk
Officers removed 183 packages of marijuana
from a smuggling vehicle, including those
taken from the spare tire area of the trunk

A CBP narcotics-detection canine alert led officers to find nearly 204 pounds of the drug, worth approximately $102,000, hidden in various interior and exterior areas of the vehicle.

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

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Last modified: 
February 9, 2017
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