TUCSON,
Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national
Wednesday for an alleged attempt to smuggle nearly 300 pounds of marijuana
through the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona.
Officers
arrested the man, from Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, after a CBP
narcotics-detection canine led officers to find approximately $150,000 worth of
marijuana hidden throughout her Ford SUV, including the vehicle’s roof.
Officers
seized the drugs and vehicle, and turned the subject over to 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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