Nogales CBP Officers Seize Stolen Vehicle, Arrest 2
Two Phoenix area women were arrested Tuesday at the Port of Nogales after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered they were attempting to drive a stolen vehicle into Mexico.
Officers performing outbound inspections referred Quiana Laynette Workman, 22, and her passenger, Karla Elizabeth Garcia, 18, both from Avondale, for additional questioning. When they ran records checks on the Nissan truck Workman was driving, Nogales Police confirmed the vehicle was reported stolen.
Officers seized the vehicle and turned both women over to the Nogales Police Department.
Lukeville CBP Officers Arrest Drug Offender
A Phoenix man wanted on drug-related charges was apprehended Monday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Port of Lukeville.
Officers referred Ricardo Benavides Cristerna, 37, for additional questioning when he attempted to enter the United States through a vehicle lane. During a routine records check, officers learned he was wanted by Maricopa County on an outstanding arrest warrant for drug possession crimes. After confirming the active warrant, officers turned Cristerna over to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.