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| Border Patrol Foils Smuggling Attempt |
| By cbp.gov |
| Published: 06/30/2009 |
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Arizona Border Patrol Foils 386 Pound Drug Smuggling Attempt Yuma, Ariz. – Keen-eyed U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Station arrested a drug smuggler and seized eight bundles of marijuana Saturday morning. Early Saturday morning at about 1 a.m., Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Station observed several individuals carrying large bundles across the international boundary and loading them into a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer near the Colorado River. Border Patrol agents along with the assistance of CBP Air assets followed the vehicle. Agents attempted to perform a vehicle stop, but the vehicle refused to stop. Through a joint effort with the Yuma Police Department the suspect vehicle was stopped after agents successfully deployed a controlled tire deflation device. Once the vehicle came to a stop, the driver was taken into custody. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a total of eight plastic-wrapped bundles of marijuana, weighing 386.2 pounds with an estimated street value of $308,960.00. The driver, marijuana and vehicle were turned over to the Yuma County Narcotics Task Force. 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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