On March 21, officers found more than 250 packages of marijuana in a Chevrolet SUV after a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to the vehicle during a secondary inspection. Officers charge the driver, a 29-year-old Douglas woman, for transporting more than 316 pounds of marijuana worth approximately $158,000.
The day before, officers referred a 35-year-old Douglas woman for a secondary search of her Ford SUV and found nearly 115 pounds of marijuana, valued at more than $57,000, in the vehicle’s doors, seats and spare tire, and under the hood.
On March 19, officers searching an Oldsmobile sedan belonging to a 27-year-old woman from Mexico discovered a non-factory compartment within the vehicle’s floors containing more than 34 pounds of marijuana worth approximately $17,000.
Officers seized nearly 465 pounds of marijuana and vehicles, and referred the subjects to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.