U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa Commercial Facility seized nearly $996,000 in marijuana – 1,992 pounds – from a Mexican national Saturday when he attempted to enter the United States through the Port of Nogales.
Officers discovered the marijuana within the roof of a tractor-trailer driven by Joel Tautimez-Felix, 43, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, following an alert by a CBP narcotics-detection canine. The load contained 212 packages of marijuana concealed within the roof of the trailer.
Officers seized the drugs, tractor-trailer and produce, and referred Tautimez to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.