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Port of Naco CBP Officers Seize $47K of Marijuana

Release Date
Sat, 10/21/2017
Marijuana seized from inside tire
CBP officers at the Port of Naco, Arizona,
seized 94 pounds of marijuana on Thursday.
A portion of the marijuana seized was hidden
in the spare tire of the man's vehicle.

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Naco seized 94 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $47,000 on Thursday.

Officers working at the Naco crossing referred a 63-year-old male Mexican national for further inspection of his Kia Sorento. During the inspection, a CBP narcotics-detection canine’s alert led officers to find multiple packages of marijuana within the vehicle’s doors and spare tire.  

The subject was arrested for narcotics smuggling and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. The officers seized the marijuana and vehicle.

Marijuana hidden in wheelwell
CBP officers found additional packages
of marijuana hidden in the vehicle.
founded hidden

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CBP's Office of Field Operations is the primary organization within Homeland Security tasked with an anti-terrorism mission at our nation’s ports. CBP officers screen all people, vehicles and goods entering the United States while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. Their mission also includes carrying out border-related duties, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration and trade laws, and protecting the nation's food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021