Yuma, Ariz. — U.S. Border Patrol agents
from Yuma Sector’s Wellton Station seized approximately 226 pounds of marijuana
Friday worth $113,000.
Agents patrolling 15 miles southwest of
Gila Bend discovered footprints created by a group of individuals traveling on
foot through the desert. As agents tracked the group, they located six
abandoned burlap backpacks of marijuana. The contraband was seized for
destruction per Yuma Sector guidelines.
Yuma Sector effectively combats
smuggling organizations attempting to transport contraband through southwestern
Arizona. As a result, the probabilities of arrest and associated penalties
cause smugglers to often abandon their drug loads rather than risk apprehension
and prosecution.
All Customs and Border Protection assets
in Arizona were realigned under a unified command structure in February 2011.
Joint Field Command – Arizona unifies the Tucson and Yuma Border Patrol Sectors
and Air Branches, as well as the Tucson Field Office, to enhance border
security, commercial enforcement and trade facilitation missions to meet
Arizona’s unique challenges. Follow us on Twitter @CBPArizona or visit
cbp.gov/Arizona for more information.
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 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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