Nogales, Ariz. — A Mexican national was
arrested Wednesday for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. through the
Mariposa port of entry in Nogales, Ariz.
Nogales Customs and Border Protection
officers referred a 19-year-old man from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico for inspection
of his Oldsmobile van when he attempted to enter the U.S. After a CBP narcotics
detection canine alerted to the presence of drugs, officers located 12 packages
of cocaine weighing more than 30 pounds inside the vehicle’s dashboard.
The drugs, worth nearly $277,000, and
vehicle were processed for seizure. The subject was arrested and turned over to
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
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 U.S. while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and
travel.
Its 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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is
the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged
with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and
between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and
terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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