On Thursday, a Mexican woman was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Nogales in connection to a failed attempt to smuggle almost $546,000 worth of cocaine into the United States.
A 35-year-old resident of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico was referred for further inspection of her Nissan SUV by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing.
A CBP narcotics detection canine, trained to detect narcotics, alerted to the vehicle’s dashboard. Officers subsequently found nearly 23 pounds of cocaine inside.
Officers seized the drugs and vehicle. The suspect was charged for narcotics smuggling and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.