TUCSON – On Monday, a Mexican national was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after a failed cocaine smuggling attempt Monday.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a 28-year-old Mexican woman was referred for secondary inspection of her Dodge sedan, as she attempted to enter the United States on Monday afternoon. Officers discovered nearly 2 dozen packages of cocaine weighing almost 51 pounds concealed within the vehicle’s rocker panels. The packages had an estimated value of in excess of $1.2 million.