LUKEVILLE,
Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations
officers seized 184 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $91,000, over the
weekend at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville.
After
CBP officers selected a Ford sedan for a secondary inspection on Friday (Dec.
16), a CBP narcotics-detection canine alerted to the inside of the trunk and
behind the back seats. The 22-year-old driver, from Yuma, Ariz., was taken into
custody and officers removed packages from the vehicle which weighed 60 pounds
and are worth $30,000.
Sunday,
officers referred an Infiniti sedan being driven by a 45-year-old Tucson man
for further inspection. A canine alert to the back doors and rocker panels, led
to the discovery and removal of 124 pounds of marijuana, worth $62,000.
The
drugs and vehicles have been seized. Both subjects were turned 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.
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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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