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Drug Smuggler’s Effort Ends at Port of Douglas

Release Date
Tue, 03/14/2017

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port in Douglas arrested a 41-year-old male Mexican national March 10 after finding nearly 300 pounds of marijuana in his GMC truck.

Officers seized the vehicle and drugs, worth an estimated $146,000. The driver was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021