A male Mexican national from Agua Prietà, Sonora, Mexico was arrested on Thursday for attempting to smuggle 245 pounds of marijuana through the Port of Douglas.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers selected for inspection an SUV driven by a 36-year-old after a narcotic detection canine alerted to the vehicle. Officers later found 143 packages of marijuana, weighing more than 245 pounds, stashed throughout the vehicle as well as the spare tire.
The subject was arrested and referred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. The marijuana and vehicles were seized.