CBP Officers Seize Record-breaking 7 Tons of Marijuana
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Nogales, Ariz. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the local port of entry cargo inspection facility intercepted a shipment of marijuana last week worth up to $12 million.
Nogales Port Director Guadalupe Ramirez speaks to the media regarding this major marijuana seizure.
The seizure occurred after CBP officers selected a 1994 International tractor-trailer, driven by a 26-year-old man from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, for a thorough inspection. Inside the trailer, CBP officers found 600 bales of marijuana weighing a combined 14,151 pounds. The bales were packaged in boxes manifested as steel containers.
Officers seized the marijuana and conveyance. The driver was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcements Homeland Security Investigations.
Individuals arrested may be charged by complaint, the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity, which raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent unless and until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Nogales Port Director Guadalupe Ramirez speaks to the media regarding this major marijuana seizure.
The seizure occurred after CBP officers selected a 1994 International tractor-trailer, driven by a 26-year-old man from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, for a thorough inspection. Inside the trailer, CBP officers found 600 bales of marijuana weighing a combined 14,151 pounds. The bales were packaged in boxes manifested as steel containers.
Officers seized the marijuana and conveyance. The driver was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcements Homeland Security Investigations.
Individuals arrested may be charged by complaint, the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity, which raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent unless and until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.