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Douglas CBP Officers Seize $82K in Marijuana

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona arrested a Douglas, Ariz. man in connection with a failed attempt to smuggle nearly 164 pounds of marijuana into the United States this past Friday (July 8).

A CBP narcotics detection canine led officers to bundles of marijuana which were hidden between the cab and bed of a smuggling vehicle
A CBP narcotics detection canine led
officers to bundles of marijuana which
were hidden between the cab and bed
of a smuggling vehicle

Officers referred the 47-year-old man for a secondary inspection of his GMC truck, where a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to multiple packages of marijuana, valued in excess of $159,000, within the back cab wall and camper of the vehicle.

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