Customs and Border Protection officers at the Dennis DeConcini crossing arrested Kimberly Rojo-Chavez, 21, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, after finding 10 packages of cocaine in her Chevrolet sedan Tuesday.CBP officers at the Port of Nogales located and seized more than 27 pounds of cocaine from within the back of a smuggling vehicle
A narcotics-detection canine alerted officers to more than 27 pounds of cocaine, valued in excess of $284,000, concealed in the vehicle’s trunk area.
Officers seized the drugs and vehicle involved, and referred Rojo to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.