Douglas, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a drug smuggling attempt Monday, seizing nearly 240 pounds of marijuana concealed inside the trunk of a vehicle that was being inspected at the Douglas, Ariz., Port of Entry.
CBP officers screening traffic coming from Mexico selected a Ford sedan driven by a 30-year-old woman from Mexico for inspection. With the assistance of a specially trained K-9 team, the officers found the trunk filled with packages of marijuana weighing nearly 240 pounds. The estimated street value was about $536,000.
Officers seized the vehicle and the marijuana. The woman was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further questioning.
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