042414: Nogales, AZ — Two recent seizures of methamphetamine and heroin at the Port of Nogales include nearly 38 pounds of drugs valued at approximately $290,000. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa crossing referred a 30-year-old Mexican national for additional inspection of her Toyota sedan on Thursday. A CBP narcotic detection canine alerted to the vehicle’s trunk where officers found 10 packages of methamphetamine weighing more than 21 pounds and worth an estimated $65,000. Earlier Thursday, officers at the Mariposa crossing referred a 54-year-old Mexican national f
042414: Nogales, AZ — Two recent seizures of methamphetamine and heroin at the Port of Nogales include nearly 38 pounds of drugs valued at approximately $290,000. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa crossing referred a 30-year-old Mexican national for additional inspection of her Toyota sedan on Thursday. A CBP narcotic detection canine alerted to the vehicle’s trunk where officers found 10 packages of methamphetamine weighing more than 21 pounds and worth an estimated $65,000. Earlier Thursday, officers at the Mariposa crossing referred a 54-year-old Mexican national for a further search of the tractor-trailer he was driving. After a service canine alerted to possible drugs within the engine’s valve cover, officers found six packages of heroin weighing in excess of 16 pounds and valued at approximately $225,000. Photos courtesy of CBP.
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