U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Operations officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville seized nearly $545,000 in marijuana and approximately $67,000 in methamphetamine during recent seizures.
On March 13, officers referred a 48-year-old man from Chandler, Arizona, for further inspection of his Chevrolet truck and trailer. During the inspection, a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to the presence of drugs within the nose of the trailer where officers found more than 1,089 pounds of marijuana.
On March 11, officers referred a 38-year-old woman from Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico, traveling with her 42-year-old sister, for further inspection of her Nissan sedan. Officers then discovered multiple packages of methamphetamine, weighing more than 22 pounds, inside the vehicle’s rear bumper and arrested both women.