55-year-old held with 15 marijuana packets in Nogales
State police in Nogales, Sonora, detained 55-year-old Refugio “N” in colonia Leandro Valle and seized 15 packets of suspected marijuana plus 230 pesos in cash. The PESP said the seizure came from Border Operations Division patrols and the case was turned over to the corresponding authorities.
🇲🇽 colonia Leandro Valle, Nogales, Sonora · Mexico
Officers of the Border Operations Division of Sonora’s State Police of Public
Security (PESP) detained a person in Nogales carrying 15 packets with
characteristics similar to marijuana.[1]The stop took place in colonia
Leandro Valle, where agents secured a man identified as Refugio “N”, aged 55.[1]On inspection, officers found 15 packets containing green, dry herb with
characteristics similar to marijuana among his belongings.[1]
Besides the suspected drug, officers found 230 pesos in cash on him.[2]The
case was placed at the disposal of the corresponding authorities.[1]The PESP
said the seizure resulted from strategic deployments and surveillance by the
Border Operations Division in priority sectors of Nogales to detect criminal
conduct and prevent illicit substances from circulating.[1]The force added
that it would keep reinforcing its operational presence in the border zone
through preventive and anti-crime actions to protect Sonoran families.[1]
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