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Douglas CBP Officers Seize $106K in Marijuana

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Officers at the Port of Douglas removed nearly 200 packages from a smuggling vehicle
Officers at the Port of Douglas removed
nearly 200 packages from a smuggling
vehicle

TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas arrested a 53-year-old Mexican man Saturday after finding more than 200 pounds of marijuana, worth nearly $106,000, in his Ford SUV.

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

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Last Modified: February 3, 2021