1,500 pounds of marijuana found in tractor-trailer roof at Amado checkpoint
Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 19 checkpoint near Amado, Arizona arrested a 32-year-old Mexican man on 13 December 2017 after a canine alert led to 131 bundles of marijuana, more than 1,500 pounds (about 680 kg) worth over $770,000, hidden in the trailer roof. The driver, the drugs and the truck were handed to the DEA for prosecution.
🇺🇸 Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint near Amado, Arizona · Arizona, United States
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Nogales station arrested a 32-year-old
Mexican man at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint near Amado, Arizona, on the
evening of 13 December 2017 after finding more than 1,500 pounds (about 680 kg) of
marijuana hidden in his tractor-trailer.[1][2]Agents had referred the driver for a
secondary inspection after a Border Patrol canine alerted to an odour coming from the
vehicle.[1][2]
A search of the trailer found 131 bundles of marijuana worth more than $770,000
concealed in the roof.[1][2]Agents turned the driver, the marijuana and the
tractor-trailer over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for prosecution.[1][2]
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