Douglas CBP Officers Seize $119K In Marijuana

Officers discovered packages of marijuana beneath the hood of a smuggling vehicle

TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona, prevented a Mexican national from smuggling more than 235 pounds of marijuana into the United States on Friday afternoon.

Smuggler attempted to hide marijuana packages inside of the tires.

After officers referred a 28-year-old woman for a secondary inspection of her Chevy truck, a CBP narcotics-detection canine helped officers locate approximately $119,000 worth of marijuana hidden throughout the vehicle.

Officers seized the drugs and vehicle, and arrested the woman for narcotics smuggling. She was then turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

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