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Douglas CBP Officers Seize $58K in Marijuana

Release Date
Wed, 02/04/2015
ACBP officers at the Port of Douglas located and remove packages of marijuana concealed within the doors of a smuggling vehicle

CBP officers at the Port of Douglas located and remove packages of marijuana concealed within the doors of a smuggling vehicle.

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Port of Douglas arrested a 21-year-old woman from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, on Feb.3 after finding nearly 116 pounds of marijuana concealed throughout her Buick sedan, aided by the narcotics-detection canine.

Officers seized the marijuana, worth nearly $58,000, and vehicle. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations took custody of the subject.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021