TUCSON,
Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of
Lukeville arrested a 27-year-old Kingman man Saturday after finding 10 pounds
of cocaine, worth in excess of $113,000, and more than 4 pounds of meth, worth
approximately $13,000, concealed within the firewall of his Toyota sedan.
A
day earlier, officers conducting outbound operations referred a Jeep SUV for
further inspection. The driver, a 40-year-old woman from Nogales, Arizona, and
her 30-year-old female passenger from Mexico, were taken into custody after
officers discovered three packages containing $69,000 in unreported U.S.
currency.
Officers
seized the drugs, currency and vehicles, and turned all subjects over to U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
Federal
law allows officers to charge individuals by complaint, a method that allows
the filing of charges for criminal activity without inferring guilt. An
individual is presumed innocent unless and until competent evidence is
presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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.
-CBP-
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the
Department of Homeland Security charged with management, control and protection
of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP’s mission
includes keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while
enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. Follow us on Twitter @CBPArizona.
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