1,995 pounds of marijuana found in trailer roof at San Luis
Officers at the Port of San Luis found more than 1,995 pounds of marijuana worth nearly 998,000 dollars hidden in the roof of an empty tractor-trailer on 24 April 2019. A drug dog alerted officers to nearly 170 packages in the ceiling; the 26-year-old driver was arrested and handed to federal investigators.
🇺🇸 Port of San Luis, Arizona · Arizona, United States
Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis referred a
tractor-trailer for additional inspection on Wednesday afternoon, 24 April 2019,
as its 26-year-old driver, a resident of San Luis Rio Colorado in Sonora,
Mexico, tried to enter the United States.[1][2]The trailer was empty, but a
narcotics detection canine alerted officers to a scent coming from it, and a
search found nearly 170 packages of marijuana hidden within the trailer’s
roof.[1][2]The drugs weighed more than 1,995 pounds, about 905 kilograms,
with an estimated value of nearly 998,000 dollars.[1][2]The agency’s
photograph shows the trailer’s ceiling torn open with packages visible
inside.[1]
Seizure and arrest
Officers seized the drugs and the vehicle, and arrested the driver.[1][2]He
was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security
Investigations.[1][2]
Photos and video
The opened ceiling of the seized trailer, where officers found nearly 170 packages of marijuanaPhoto details
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