Andrade, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Andrade port of entry stopped a 68-year-old man Thursday with almost 200 pounds of marijuana.
At about 6 p.m. on
December 23, the U.S. citizen and resident of Yuma, Ariz., drove a white
1997 Ford Explorer to the border crossing, where a CBP officer referred
him for further inspection.
A CBP officer with a narcotic detector dog screened the vehicle, and the canine alerted.
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Officers
found 67 packages hidden throughout the vehicle, including in all four
tires, containing a total of 197 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated
$90,000.
CBP officers seized the
vehicle and narcotics, and turned the man over to U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement agents. He will face criminal charges.
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the
Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and
protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of
entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out
of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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