CBP seizes 5 tonnes of marijuana hidden in pump parts at Nogales
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa Commercial Facility in Nogales found more than 10,000 pounds of marijuana hidden in a shipment of vacuum pump parts on 7 December 2016. The 23-year-old Mexican driver was arrested and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations.
🇺🇸 Mariposa Commercial Facility, Port of Nogales · Arizona, United States
Officers at the Mariposa Commercial Facility arrested a tractor-trailer driver on Wednesday 7 December 2016 after finding more than 10,000 pounds (about 4.5 tonnes) of marijuana in his truck at the Port of Nogales.[1][2]The drugs were hidden inside a shipment of vacuum pump parts.[1][2]
Dog alert led to the find
Officers working with a narcotics-detection canine discovered the marijuana in the rig and valued it at an estimated $5.04 million.[1]The driver, a 23-year-old man from Nogales in the Mexican state of Sonora, was arrested.[1][2]The agency called it the eighth-largest marijuana seizure by officers of its Tucson Field Office.[1]
Truck seized, driver handed over
Officers seized the drugs and the vehicle and turned the driver over to Homeland Security Investigations.[1]The Associated Press account, carried by the Arizona Daily Star, confirms the same Wednesday arrest, the vacuum pump parts cover load and the estimated $5 million value.[2]
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