A plaster statue featuring rainbow-colored iguanas that a woman carried with her as she drove into Arizona at the Nogales border crossing was filled with cocaine, fentanyl and heroin, border officials say.
The unidentified 37-year-old Phoenix woman was in a Chevrolet sedan Sunday when it was pulled aside byย U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers for additional inspection.
The colorful figurine was found to be filled with nearly three pounds of cocaine, four pounds of fentanyl and about 11 pounds of heroin, the agency said in a news release.
The estimated street value of the drugs: more than $150,000.
In a separate bust earlier Sunday at the Nogales port, a Lincoln SUV driven by a 59-year-old Mexican man was found to be filled with nearly 91 pounds of methamphetamine and more than a pound of fentanyl hidden throughout the vehicle, the CBP said. The drugs were estimated to have a value of nearly $106,000.ย ย ย
Also on Sunday, a 27-year-old Mexican man driving a Nissan sedan was apprehended after border officers say they found more than 30 pounds of cocaine and a quarter-pound of fentanyl hidden in the floorboards. The estimated value of the cocaine was about $330,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 27-year-old Mexican man December 7, at the Port of Lukeville, after he tried hiding fentanyl pills inside packages of chips and within a cup of shredded beef. The fentanyl weighed almost 2.5 pounds and is worth about $25,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers arrested two Mexicans and four U.S. citizens December 7 and 8 at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint in Amado and state Route 85 checkpoint in Ajo after finding cocaine and meth in four separate searches.ย
On December 7, agents working the I-19 immigration checkpoint in Amado found almost 52 pounds of cocaine in a Jeep SUV. An hour later, agents at the same checkpoint found almost 52 pounds of meth in a Ford Mustang.ย
On December 8, agents working the state Route 85 immigration checkpoint in Ajo found 103 pounds of meth in a Jeep SUV whose passengers included two children. An hour later, agents at the same checkpoint found 29 pounds of cocaine inside a Nissan sedan whose passengers included a child.ย
The children were picked up by relatives.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 26-year-old Mexican man November 23, at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint, after finding three pounds of heroin, seven pounds of cocaine and more than seven pounds of fentanyl in his Chevrolet Silverado's floorboard.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 32-year-old Mexican man November 6, at the Port of Sasabe, after finding 34 pounds of meth hidden within the dash of his Ford truck. The meth is worth more than $31,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 39-year-old Naco, Arizona man November 6, at the Port of Naco, after finding $69,000 of unreported currency in the firewall of his Hyundai sedan.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 21-year-old Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, man November 2, at the Port of Douglas, after finding 124 pounds of marijuana under the hood and back wall of his Ford truck. The marijuana is worth more than $37,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 29-year-old man and his 22-year-old passenger, both of Phoenix, November 1, at the Port of Lukeville, after finding almost 65 pounds of meth in a Dodge sedan gas tank. The meth is worth more than $58,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 60-year-old Fort Mohave, Arizona, man November 1, at the Port of Lukeville, after finding 8 loaded firearms, almost 2,000 rounds of ammunition and a little more than one pound of marijuana worth $350.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 32-year-old woman her 17-year-old passenger October 30, at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint, after finding about 55 pounds of meth in a Honda Odyssey. The meth is worth about $126,500.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 20-year-old woman October 22, at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint, after finding about 295 grams of heroin hidden in her groin.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 24-year-old Yuma resident October 19, at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint, after finding almost 50 pounds of meth in the rocker panels and gas tank of a Mazda 3. The meth is worth more than $113,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested three passengers of a Honda Civic October 4, after finding more than 26 pounds of meth in the car's dashboard and console areas. The meth is worth almost $61,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested the driver of a Dodge Charger October 4 after finding more than 135 pounds of meth in the car's trunk. The meth is worth almost $312,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 22-year-old man and his 23-year-old passenger, both of Phoenix, September 17, at the Port of San Luis, after finding almost 64 pounds of meth from the Kia sedan's gas tank. The meth is worth about $57,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 17-year-old San Luis, Arizona, teen September 13, at the Port of San Luis after finding almost a pound of fentanyl on the teen's crotch. The fentanyl is worth more than $9,100.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 27-year-old San Luis, Sonora, Mexico, man September 13, at the Port of San Luis, after finding almost 4 pounds of fentanyl in the area of his Dodge sedan's transmission. The fentanyl is worth almost $40,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 19-year-old Phoenix man September 12, at the Port of Lukeville, after finding almost three quarters of a pound of fentanyl wrapped around his thighs. The fentanyl is worth almost $8,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 37-year-old Yuma man September 12 after finding about 105 pounds of meth in his Jeep Wrangler while conducting a traffic stop. The meth is valued at $241,500.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 43-year-old Nogales, Sonora, Mexico woman after finding almost 50 pakages totaling almost 51 pounds of meth in the rocker panels of her Honda sedan on September 10, at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing. The meth has an estimated value of more than $45,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 21-year-old woman on September 9, at the Morley Pedestrian Crossing in Nogales, after finding a pound of fentanyl in two packages concealed in her groin area. The fentanyl has a street value of more than $13,600.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested an 18-year-old Phoenix resident September 6, at the Mariposa Pedestrian Crossing in Nogales, after finding almost a half pound of fentanyl hidden in her groin area. The fentanyl has an estimated street value of $2,600.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrestedย a 16-year-old U.S. teen September 6, at the Morley Pedestrian Crossing in Nogales after finding a quarter-pound of fentanyl hidden in his groin. The drugs have an estimated street value of $2,600.
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U.S. Customs and Border protection officers arrested a 45-year-old U.S. womanย on September 6, at the DeConcini crossing in Nogales, after finding more than 60 pounds of heroin concealed throughout her Mazda sedan. The heroin has an estimated value of almost $685,000.ย ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 25-year-old Mexican man who lives in Yuma after finding more than 61 pounds of fentanyl hidden in the front fenders of his Dodge SUV September 7, at the Port of San Luis. The drugs have an estimated value of almost $700,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 21-year-old Somerton, Arizona man after finding almost 62 pounds of meth within the floorboards and dashboard of his Nissan sedan August 13, at the Port of San Luis. The meth has an estimated value of more than $55,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 54-year-old Phoenix man August 9, at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint near Yuma, after they found more than 34 pounds of meth in the quarter panels of his Jeep Liberty. The meth has an estimated value of more than $78,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 29-year-old woman from Tucson August 10 after they found a 2-gram package of meth under her clothing. The woman was traveling on-board a shuttle and agreed to a search in a secondary inspection area at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint near Amado.ย ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 42-year-old Mesa man and a 29-year-old woman August 7, at the Port of Lukeville after finding 135 packages of marijuana weighing more than 1,600 pounds in their GMC truck and travel trailer. The drugs are worth more than $484,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 31-year-old woman from Tucson August 3 after they found 207 packages of methamphetamine hidden throughout herย Toyota Sequoia at the I-19 immigration checkpoint north of Nogales.ย The packages weighed 227 pounds.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 19-year-old San Luis, Arizona man on August 4, after they found more than 57 pounds of methamphetamine in his Volkswagen sedan.ย The meth has an estimated value of almost $52,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 28-year-old San Luis, Arizona, resident August 2, after they found more than 52 pounds of methamphetamine in his Ford sedan. The meth is valued at more than $47,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 19-year-old Sn Luis, Arizona, resident on August 1, after finding almost 64 pounds of methamphetamine from a speaker compartment of his Nissan coupe. The meth has an estimated value of $58,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested six people about 30 miles east of Lukeville on July 30 after finding several backpacks with more than 25 pounds of meth.
Border Patrol agents spotted the group of four Guatemalans, one Ecuadorian and one Mexican walking northbound from the border area. The agents began tracking footprints which led them to several backpacks laying in the dirt. A CBP Air and Marine operations helicopter crew spotted the men trying to hide in brush nearby. The men and drugs were turned over to ICE Homeland Security.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the Wellton Station arrested two men on July 27 after finding almost 32 pounds of meth in the rocker panels of a Toyota Corolla. The 22-year-old driver and the 21-year-old passenger are both Mexican nationals. The drugs are valued at almost $73,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the Wellton Station arrested a 24-year-old Mexican man on July 26 after finding 10 packages of methamphetamine within his Ford Focus during a traffic stop on Interstate 8. The meth weighed almost 35 pounds and has an estimated street value of more than $79,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 29-year-old San Luis, Arizona resident on July 18 after finding a combination of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine within the man's groin area. The packages wereย identified as nearly a quarter pound of fentanyl pills as well as personal use amounts of meth and heroin.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 42-year-old Mexican resident on July 19 after Wellton Station agents with the Yuma sector found 99.9 pounds of methamphetamine in the four doors of a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee.ย The drugs have an estimated street value of $229,770.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 29-year-old man after finding 19 pounds of cocaine hidden in the back seat of his Ford sedan July 15, at the Port of Nogales. The drugs have an estimated street value of nearly $500,000.
On July 11, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 26-year-old Caborca, Sonora, Mexico resident after finding almost 50 pounds of methamphetamine within the doors of his Nissan sedan at the Port of Lukeville. The drugs have an estimated value of about $139,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 35-year-old Peoria resident on July 8, at the Port of Nogales after finding almost 123 pounds of methamphetamine and almost two pounds of heroin in her Honda sedan. The drugs have an estimated total value of $412,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two people in separate drug smuggling attempts July 3 and July 4.
On July 4, a 24-year-old man was arrested after CBP officers referred the Nissan he was driving for additional inspection and found about 8 pounds of fentanyl taped to his body. The drugs have an estimated street value of more than $107,000.
On July 3, CBP officers arrested a 44-year-old Mexican resident after finding 102 pounds of methamphetamine in packages throughout the Nissan sedan he was driving. The drugs have a street value of more than $305,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 26-year-old Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, resident after finding almost 245 pounds of marijuana in her Ford SUV July 3 at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas. Officers found more than 200 packages of marijuana concealed throughout the vehicle. The marijuana has an estimated street value of $122,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested an 18-year-old Tucson man after finding almost three-quarters of a pound of fentanyl hidden in his groin area on July 3, at the Port of Nogales. The package has an estimated street value of more than $10,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 31.4 pounds of methamphetamine and arrested four people in two drug smuggling events June 25.
Agents at the Highway 78 immigration checkpoint searched a Chevy Cruze and discovered methamphetamine wrapped around the midsections of two of the passengers. The five pounds of meth have an estimated street value of $15,000. All three people, U.S. citizens, were arrested for narcotics smuggling.ย
Blythe Station agents at the Highway 95 checkpoint searched a Toyota Corolla and discovered 26.4 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in the spare tire and door panels of the vehicle, valued at about $79,200. The driver, a U.S. citizen from San Luis, was arrested.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protectionย officers arrested a 40-year-old Phoenix woman after they found more than 100 packages of methamphetamine in her Buick sedan June 12, at the Mariposa crossing in Nogales. The more than 120 pounds of meth were valued at $360,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 28-year-old Mexican woman ย June 10, at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing in Nogales, after they found almost two dozen packages of cocaine within the rocker panels of her Dodge sedan. The packages, holding almost 51 pounds of cocaine, are valued at more than $1.2 million.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested a 29-year-old Mexican man after finding more than 108 pounds of methamphetamine in the quarter panels and tailgate of his Chevy SUV June 5, at the Port of Nogales. The meth, found in more than 100 packages throughout the vehicle, has an estimated value of more than $324,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 30-year-old Nogales, Arizona man June 5 at the Port of Nogales after they found a small bag of fentanyl with an estimated value of $100. The officers searched the man's belongings at the Dennis DeConcini Pedestrian Crossing and found the fentanyl inside his backpack.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 36-year-old Mexican man after finding more than 72 pounds of marijuana within the back seat of his Chrysler sedan June 3 at the Port of Naco. The marijuana is valued at more than $36,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 21-year-old Glendale resident after finding more than 92 pounds of methamphetamine in his Toyota SUV at the Port of San Luis on June 2. The drugs are valued at more than $276,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested a 65-year-old Mexican man after discovering methamphetamine and fentanyl in an ice chest in the trunk of his Ford sedan June 1 at the Port of Lukeville. Officers found almost 8 pounds of meth valued at more than $23,000 and almost 2 ounces of fentanyl, with a value of about $1,500.ย ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 29-year-old Mexican man after finding almost 51 pounds of methamphetamine May 27 at the Port of Nogales. Officers searched his Nissan sedan where they found packages of meth in all four doors. The drugs have an estimated value of more than $152,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a teenager for an alleged attempt to smuggle 3 pounds of methamphetamine through the Port of San Luis on May 28. Officers referred a 15-year-old U.S. citizen for additional inspection where a search led officers to discover two packages of meth taped to her stomach. The meth has an estimated value of $8,000.ย
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U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a 33-year-old Phoenix woman at an immigration checkpoint near Tubac on May 25 after finding almost 100 pounds of methamphetamine in her Nissan Altima. During a search, agents found 80 packages of meth weighing 98 pounds with an estimated value of $294,000.ย
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 24-year-old San Luis woman the weekend of May 25 after they found more than 110 pounds of methamphetamineย in her Ford SUV. A search led to the discovery of more than 100 packages of meth that weighed more than 111 pounds, and have an estimated value of more than $334,000.
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Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 37-year-old Phoenix woman after finding more than 40 pounds of marijuana hidden behind the back seat of her Ford sedan on May 27. The drugs have an estimated value of $20,000.ย
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Yuma border officers arrested a 26-year-old Yuma woman and a 24-year-old Idaho woman on drug smuggling charges May 21 after finding almost 90 pounds of methamphetamine hidden throughout their vehicle.ย Wellton Station agents referred the driver of a red Chevrolet Blazer to the secondary inspection area where they found 80 packages of methamphetamine valued at $256,800.
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Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized an ultralight aircraft with almost $500,000 worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl May 23 southeast of Tucson.ย The drugs were found in plastic boxes attached to the aircraft.
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Border Patrol officers arrested a 28-year-old Mexican man May 12 for attempting to smuggle more than 30 packages of drugs in the rocker panels of a Toyota sedan on May 12. Border officers found almost 10 pounds of heroin, valued at more than $268,000, more than 27 pounds of meth, valued at almost $82,000, and almost two pounds of fentanyl, valued at almost $56,000.
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Border officers arrested a 26-year-old Mexican man and a 28-year-old U.S. man May 12 after findingย two large bundles of unreported money within the back seats of a Ford sedan. The cash totaled $96,000.ย
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Border officers seized 100 pounds of marijuana from a 43-year-old Phoenix man in Douglas after searching his Chevrolet compact car on May 5. The search led to 90 packages worth nearly $50,000.ย
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A U.S. man and a woman were arrested by Border officers at the Port of San Luis on May 8 in separate attempts to smuggle meth and fentanyl. Officers first found 40 packages of meth in a 29-year-old women's car after she was referred for further inspection. The drugs were valued at more than $131,000.
A couple hours later, a 23-year-old man was arrested after a drug detection canine alerted officers to an odor coming from the man's body. Officers then seized $18,600 hidden near his groin.ย
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A 48-year-old Mexican man was arrested after Border officers found 80 pounds of meth in the vehicle's floor compartment. He was referred for further inspection of his Nissan SUV when a narcotics canine alerted officers to an odor.
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Between April 25 and April 28, Border officers seized nearly 268 total pounds of heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine in three separate seizures. Thursday morning, a narcotics detection canine alerted officers to a scent allegedly coming from a Dodge sedan. Officers found $233,000 worth of meth, $489,000 of heroin and $56,000 worth of fentanyl.
On Friday, a 48-year-old Mexican man and his 43-year-old wife, were arrested after a canine alerted to a compartment under the rear seat of their vehicle. Officers found $573,000 worth of fentanyl, $2.2 million worth of heroin and meth worth about $11,000.
Officers arrested a 26-year-old Mexican man after a canine alerted officers to a scent coming from his Infinity sedan. They found nearly $102,000 worth of meth in the vehicle, a news release said.
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Customs and Border Protection officers allegedly seized 62 pounds of methamphetamine from a 42-year-old Glendale woman after an inspection of her KIA sedan. Officials say she was attempting to enter the U.S. at the Port of San Luis on May 2. A drug detection canine later alerted offices to the drugs, which have an estimated value of nearly $186,000.
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A 26-year-old Mexican man was arrested after Border officers found nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana hidden in a tractor trailer on April 24. When referred for an additional inspection at the Port of San Luis, a drug detection canine alerted officers to a scent coming from the empty trailer. Officers then searched the roof of the vehicle, finding 170 packages of marijuana. The estimated value of the drugs is nearly $998,000.
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Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly $2.1 million of marijuana from a tractor trailer at the Mariposa commercial facility on April 20, border officials say.
The 45-year-old Mexican man was attempting to enter the U.S. when a narcotics detection canine alerted officers to about 600 bundles of marijuana hidden in a shipment of rolled sheet metal. The drugs weighed more than 4,100 pounds, a CBP news release said.
Officers arrested the man and turned him over to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementโs Homeland Security Investigations. The drugs and trailer were also seized.
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Customs and Border Protection offices arrested six people in Nogales after their alleged attempts to smuggle cocaine, fentanyl, meth, heroin and cocaine from April 19 to April 21.
A 28-year-old Tucson woman was arrested attempting to enter the U.S. through a pedestrian lane with a package of fentanyl hidden internally. The drugs were valued at $7,200.
A short time later, a 29-year-old Mexican man was arrested after officers found 23 pounds of meth, seven pounds of cocaine, two pounds of heroin and over one pound of fentanyl hidden in the speaker box of his Chevrolet truck. The drugs are worth $600,000.
A 29-year-old Mexican woman and her passenger were arrested April 19 after a drug detection canine alerted officers to $600,000 worth of cocaine hidden in the fuel tank of her Ford sedan.
On Saturday, officers seized $2.6 million worth of heroin and fentanyl from a 37-year-old Mexican man's vehicle.
A 17-year-old U.S. teen was arrested April 21 after attempting to smuggle two packages of heroin taped to his thighs. The drugs are worth almost $40,000, officials said.ย
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A 22-year-old Phoenix woman was arrested at the Port of Nogales after Border officers found more than 12 pounds of meth in her Dodge sedan. She was referred for further inspection of the vehicle when officers found the drugs worth nearly $37,000.
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Border officers in Douglas arrested a 25-year-old Mexican woman after a drug detection canine alerted officers to more than 30 packages of marijuana within the bumpers April 11. The drugs were valued at nearly $19,000.
That afternoon, a 49-year-old Douglas man was arrested after offers searched his trailer loaded with ceramic tile and found 90 bundles of marijuana. The drugs weighed 1,155 pounds, with an estimated value of more than $577,600.
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Border officers arrested five people in separate drug smuggling attempts the week of April 8. A 69-year-old Yuma man was referred for further inspection of his Ford truck Tuesday where a drug detection canine alerted officers to 75 pounds of meth worth more than $224,000 hidden in the gas tank.
An 18-year-old Tolleson woman was arrested after officers found 70 packages containing 95 pounds of meth and three pounds of cocaine worth $349,000 in total Tuesday afternoon.
On Wednesday afternoon, a 57-year-old Mexican man was arrested for attempting to smuggle more than 55 pounds of meth, which officers found in the rear of the cab wall. The drugs were valued at nearly $164,000.
A 28-year-old Phoenix woman and her 22-year-old female passenger were arrested after officers searched her Toyota sedan and found 55 pounds of meth worth $164,000 hidden in the rear of the vehicle and spare tire.
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Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 35-year-old Douglas man after he attempted to smuggle more than nine pounds of cocaine in to the U.S. on April 5. Officers referred him for further inspection of his GMC truck and found four packages of cocaine within the truck's seats. The drugs were value at nearly $222,000.
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Customs and Border officers in San Luis seized $339,800 worth of fentanyl and methamphetamine on April 5-6. An 18-year-old U.S. man was arrested after a drug detection canine alerted officers to the man's groin area where they found a package of fentanyl worth $7,800.
On Saturday, a 23-year-old Mexican man was arrested after officers searched his vehicle and removed 60 packages of meth from the spare tire and speaker box. The drugs weighed 111 pounds and are worth $332,000.
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A 34-year-old U.S. woman was arrested attempting to smuggle 55 pounds of methamphetamine through the Port of San Luis on April 12 . When Officers referred her for an inspection of her Chevrolet SUV, a drug detection canine alerted officers to more than 50 packages of meth with an estimated value of $164,000.
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Three suspected narcotic smugglers were arrested after Border agents seized 286 pounds of marijuana from them west of Nogales on April 4. Agents were tracking them through mountainous terrain while a National Guard helicopter provided aerial support.
A brief on foot pursuit led agents to six large backpacks of marijuana. An agent was also injured during the arrests, where he fell 15 feet and sustained injuries. He was later treated and released from a hospital.
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Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 39-year-old Mexican man who attempted to smuggle 53 pounds of meth through the Port of San Luis on March 26. The man was referred for further inspection of his Chevrolet SUV when a drug detection canine alerted officers to an odor coming from the spare tire.ย
Officers found more than 50 pounds of meth worth in excess of $159,000.
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Three Los Angeles residents were arrested April 1 after Border officers seized meth and fentanyl from a Ford Mustang at the Port of Lukeville.
A 19-year old man and his 18-year-old male and female passengers were referred for further inspection of the Ford Mustang when they applied to enter the U.S. A narcotics detection canine led officers to more than 62 pounds of meth worth nearly $187,000 and .36 pound of fentanyl worth about $4,800.
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Douglas Border officers arrested a 20-year-old Mexican man for attempting to smuggle 12 pounds of Marijuana on April 2. When the man was referred for further inspection of his Ford van, officers found more than 110 packages of the drug within the vehicle floor. The drugs were valued at more than $63,000.
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A 23-year-old Glendale man was arrested for attempted fentanyl smuggling at the Port of San Luis.
When officers referred him for further inspection, a narcotics detection canine alerted officers to a scent it was trained to detect coming from the man's groin. Officers found a single package of the drug weighing .12 pound and worth $1,740.
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Border officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas seized 22 pounds of marijuana from a 38-year-old Mexican woman on March 22, officials say. She was referred for further inspection of her Ford SUV where a narcotics canine alerted officers to 20 packages of marijuana beneath the vehicle's center console. The drugs are worth more than $11,000.
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Nearly $271,000 worth of meth and heroin was seized from a Ford truck at the Port of Lukeville March 22. A 34-year-old Mexican man was referred for further inspection where a drug detection canine alerted officers to the backseat and truck bumper. About five pounds of heroin, worth nearly $127,000, and nearly 48 pounds of meth, worth almost $144,000 were seized.
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Border Patrol agents arrested six Mexican nationals carrying more than six pounds of methamphetamine in the Arizona desert on March 19. A National Guard Helicopter was used to find the group in an area frequently used by smuggles, officials say. One of the men were carrying four packages of meth concealed in cardboard inside a backpack.
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A 41-year-old Mexican woman and her 32-year-old niece were arrested after officers seized more than 10 pounds of cocaine from their bodies on March 21. When they were referred for inspection of their Chrysler sedan during an attempt to enter the U.S., officers searched both women and discovered the drugs worth nearly $241,000.
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Yuma border officers seized nearly $100,000 in suspected drug smuggling money from a vehicle on March 21. During a traffic stop, officers received consent to search a 23-year-old U.S. man's four-door sedan. They found a trash bag with $96,565 hidden in the vehicle. The man also admitted to having drug paraphernalia, officials said. ย ย
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Two U.S. citizens were arrested in separate methamphetamine smuggling attempts at the Port of San Luis on March 21. When a 20-year-old man was referred for further inspection of his Jeep SUV, a narcotics canine alerted officers to a scent coming from the roof. Packages weighing more than 70 pounds were seized. The drugs are valued at nearly $211,000.
At midnight March 22, officers at the pedestrian crossing questioned and searched an 18-year-old man, which led to $6,000 worth of meth taped to his thighs.ย
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A 19-year-old Mexican woman was arrested at the Port of San Luis for allegedly smuggling five pounds of meth and fentanyl on March 11. When she was referred for further inspection of her vehicle, a narcotics canine alerted officers to $8,900 worth of meth and $32,000 worth of fentanyl pills hidden in the battery compartment.
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Border officers seized $153,000 worth of hard drugs, which included methamphetamine and fentanyl on March 12 at the Port of Nogales. A 25-year-old Nogales woman was referred for further inspection of her BMW sedan and a drug detection canine alerted officers to 44 pounds of meth hidden within the rocker panels. The drugs were valued at $133,000.
In the afternoon, officers seized 1 1/2 pounds of fentanyl worth nearly $21,000, which was hidden under the arms and jacket of a 22-year-old U.S. woman. The arrest was made at the pedestrian entrance of the Dennis DeConcini Crossing.
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Border officers arrested two people in separate attempts to smuggle 58 pounds of meth and heroin through the Port San Luis on March 13. When a 39-year-old Mexican man was referred for further inspection of his Chevrolet sedan, a drug detection canine alerted officers to 55 pounds of meth worth $164,000 and three pounds of heroin valued at $74,000.
A short time later, a 27-year-old Phoenix woman was arrested when a canine alerted officers to single package of meth hidden in her undergarments. The drugs are worth more than $3,000.
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A 21-year-old Mexican woman was arrested after trying to smuggle $166,000 worth of meth at the Port of Naco on March 17. After further inspection of her Saturn SUV, officers found more than 50 packages of meth hidden in the rear cargo storage area. She faces narcotics smuggling charges, officials say.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican man March 12 after he tried to smuggle 53 pounds of meth at the Port of San Luis. The 25-year-old man was referred for additional inspection of his Ford truck where officers discovered 50 packages of the drug worth nearly $158,000.
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Border Patrol agents in Yuma apprehended six Mexican and four Honduran nationals they say were attempting to traffic marijuana into the U.S. March 12. With help from the U.S. Marines, agents seized 286 pounds of the drug valued at more than $143,000.
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A 17-year-old Tucson boy was arrested attempting to enter the U.S. from Mexico with $56,000 worth of cocaine strapped to his back. A drug detection canine alerted officers to his back where two pounds of cocaine was wrapped in tape.
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A 25-year-old Phoenix man was arrested at the Port of Lukeville when Border officers seized more than $42,000 worth of fentanyl from his Honda Sedan on March 11. The secondary inspection of the vehicle turned up nearly one and a half pounds of fentanyl hidden in the air intake and cabin filter box.
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Border officers seized $8,700 worth of cocaine taped to a 23-year-old U.S. woman's body when she attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico on March 10. After a detection canine alerted officers to her body, she willingly gave up the three packages.ย
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Border officers arrested a 29-year-old U.S. woman when a secondary inspection of her Chevrolet SUV turned up more than 60 packages concealed inside the fuel tank. The drugs weighed nearly 64 pounds and have an estimated value of $190,000.
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A 57-year-old U.S. man was arrested after officers seized nearly $240,000 worth of meth, heroin and fentanyl from his Saab on March 6. During an inspection, a drug detection canine alerted officers to nearly 35 pounds of methamphetamine, worth an estimated $104,000. Officers also pulled out more than two pounds of heroin, worth nearly $60,000, and five pounds of fentanyl, worth $75,000.
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Customs officers working at Arizona's Port of Lukeville seized more than $1.3 million worth of cocaine from a Chevrolet pickup on March 6. A 44-year-old Mexican man was referred for a secondary inspection of his pickup after he applied to enter the U.S.
A narcotics detection canine alerted to an odor coming from the doors and officers discovered 55 pounds of cocaine hidden behind the panels.
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A 46-year-old Mexican man was arrested after a secondary inspection of his Chevrolet truck led to a combination of drugs seized. Officers found more than 214 pounds of meth, worth more than $643,000 from the vehicle floor. They also seized nearly 32 pounds of marijuana, worth $16,000 and more than two pounds of fentanyl, worth $33,000.
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Border Protection officers seized $2.5 million in marijuana and methamphetamine at the Port of Nogales commercial crossing from two tractor trailers in February. On Feb. 26, a 35-year-old Mexican man attempted to enter the U.S. but an inspection by a drug detection canine alerted officers to 2900 pounds of marijuana concealed within a shipment of charcoal. The drug's estimated worth was $1.5 million.
The next day, officers searched a 48-year-old Mexican man's trailer where 300 packages of methamphetamine was hidden within a floor compartment. The drugs weighed about 360 pounds with an estimated value of nearly $1.1 million.
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A 44-year-old U.S. man was arrested after Customs and Border Protection officers found 100 packages of marijuana hidden throughout his Ford sedan on Feb. 22 at the Port of Naco. The drug's estimated worth was nearly $55,000. ย
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A 50-year-old Tucson woman was arrested when border officers found meth hidden around her torso at the Port of Nogales Feb. 19. Officers seized a package of heroin worth $6,800. A second package of pills was being analyzed.ย
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Juan Antonio Torres-Barraza, a 26-year-old Mexican truck driver, was caught with more than 650 pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl worth $4.6 million on Jan. 26.
In the record seizure for Customs and Border Protection, officers confiscated 254 pounds of fentanyl โ enough for millions of potentially lethal doses โ hidden in a cargo of cucumbers at a Nogales port of entry. Read more here.
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Border officers in San Luis seized 90 pounds of meth from two separate incidents during the weekend of Jan. 25. A 26-year-old Mexican man was arrested after a drug detection canine led officers to 30 packages of meth worth roughly $84,000.ย
On Jan. 27, a 22-year-old U.S. woman was arrested following a canine alerting officers to 60 packages of meth worth nearly $186,000 during a vehicle inspection.
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A 29-year-old Mexican man was arrested after border officers at the Port of San Luis pulled nearly 64 pounds pf meth from his Ford Sedan Feb. 7. During an inspection, a drug detection canine led officers to 30 packages of meth hidden in the car. The drugs were valued at $191,000.
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Two Southern California residents were arrested in separate attempts to smuggle methamphetamine at the Port of San Luis Feb. 8. A 37-year-old woman was referred for further inspection of her Honda van where a drug detection canine led officers to 57 pounds of meth worth more than $172,000 in the roof and quarter panels.
That evening, officers seized 100 packages of meth from a 36-year-old's GMC SUV worth more than $268,000 after referring them for further inspection.ย
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Two U.S. citizens were arrested after attempting to smuggle 17.48 pounds of fentanyl at the Highway 78 Immigration Checkpoint on Feb. 12. A drug detection canine alerted officers to an odor coming from a 2013 Dodge Journey. Officers then found seven packages of fentanyl in the rear floor compartment. A 29-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were arrested.
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Border officers seized $60,000 worth of meth from a 35-year-old Mexican man at the Port of Lukeville Feb. 8. When officers referred the man for further inspection of his Ford truck, a drug detection canine alerted to an odor. Nearly 20 packages of meth were found within the backseat and door of the vehicle.ย
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On Feb. 15, border officers arrested a 23-year-old Mexican woman for attempting to smuggle heroin and meth at the Port of Lukeville. A drug detection canine alerted officers to her Mercedes SUV where they found more than 12 pounds of meth in the intake manifold and a pound of heroin. The drugs are worth more than $71,000.
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Two women were arrested at the Port of San Luis Feb. 19 for attempting to smuggle fentanyl into the U.S. A drug detection canine alerted officers to a 20-year-old U.S. woman as she attempted to enter the U.S. Officers found a fentanyl package worth more than $25,000 on her body.
A short time later an 18-year-old U.S. woman was arrested after officers found a package of fentanyl pills wrapped around her stomach. The drugs were valued at nearly $28,000.
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Officers seized nearly $184,000 in two separate attempts to smuggle methamphetamine at the Wellton Station in Yuma Feb. 8. A 19-year-old U.S. woman was arrested after a drug detection canine led agents to 40.6 pounds of meth worth $121,800 during a vehicle inspection.
About three hours later, a 30-year-old U.S. man was arrested after agents found 20.65 pounds of meth in his vehicle's gas tank. The drugs were valued at $61,950.ย
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A 19-year-old Mexican man was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers referred his Dodge truck for further inspection at the port of Nogales Feb. 19. A narcotics detection canine led officers to 5.5 pounds of heroin and 1.5 pounds of meth worth about $155,000. Officers seized the drugs, truck, and arrested the man.ย
