TUCSON,
Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa Commercial
Facility in Nogales arrested a tractor-trailer driver Tuesday after discovering
6,500 pounds of marijuana in a shipment of strawberry jam.
CBP
officers working with a narcotics-detection canine discovered the marijuana,
worth an estimated $3.25 million, and arrested the 51-year-old male driver from
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
Officers
seized the drugs, vehicle and commodity, and turned the subject over to U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
This
marijuana load is the 15th largest seized by officers from CBP’s Tucson Field
Office. Officers at the Mariposa Facility seized 10,000 pounds of marijuana
earlier this month – the 8th largest and worth $5 million – found in a shipment
labeled as vacuum pump parts.
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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