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Lukeville Port Officers Seize Weekend Pot Shipment

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TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested a 22-year-old Phoenix man after finding 150 pounds of marijuana concealed within his Dodge van.

Officers removed 150 pounds of marijuana from within a smuggling vehicle
Officers removed 150 pounds of marijuana
from within a smuggling vehicle

Officers searching the vehicle found multiple packages of marijuana within the back of the vehicle. The value of the drugs is $75,000.

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

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Last Modified: February 3, 2021