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Tucson Woman Busted at Port with $88K in Drugs

Release Date
Fri, 09/16/2016
Officers at the Port of Lukeville discovered 175 pounds of marijuana when they searched a vehicle being driven by a Tucson woman
Officers at the Port of Lukeville seized
175 pounds of marijuana when they
searched a vehicle being driven by a
Tucson woman.

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested a 37-year-old Tucson woman Sept. 15 after finding 175 pounds of marijuana, worth close to $88,000, concealed throughout her Nissan sedan.

Officers seized the drugs and vehicle, and turned the woman over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021