CBP officers intercept 262 pounds of marijuana


Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 11:28 AM MST


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A Douglas woman was arrested Sunday, Nov.25 for attempting to smuggle more than $131,000 worth of marijuana through the Douglas Port of Entry.

According to information provided to the Douglas Dispatch, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer referred Dora Arias, 20, for additional inspection of her Mercury sedan after a narcotic detection canine alerted to the presence of drugs.

Officers then conducted a thorough inspection and found 199 packages of marijuana throughout the vehicle. The drugs, weighing more than 262 pounds, and vehicle were processed for seizure.

Arias was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

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Comments

    WD40 wrote on Dec 24, 2012 9:36 PM:

    " Good job guys! No matter what the citizens think. Believe it or not we did our job that dope never made it to the streets where our children may have had a chance of getting to it. Keep up the good work, I know we don't hear that much but it was a very good job. Go BLUE!!!! "

    Bewildered wrote on Dec 13, 2012 2:24 PM:

    " How do they know where to look, how do you guys do it? "

    Shell walk... wrote on Dec 6, 2012 1:08 PM:

    " and I'm sure she will get off with less than a slap on the wrist especially if this is her first "major" offense. There are only a few ICE agents that will actually prosecute any of them. "

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