TUCSON: United States customs and border protection officers arrested two Mexican nationals for attempting to smuggle 18 pounds of heroin through the Port of Naco.
US customs and border protection officers referred an Isuzu SUV, occupied by two males, for a secondary inspection. Officers assisted by a customs and border protection narcotics-detection canine found hidden packages in the vehicle containing 18 pounds of heroin worth approximately $254,000.
Officers seized the drugs and vehicles, and referred the 28-year-old driver and his 22-year old passenger to US immigration and customs enforcement’s homeland security investigations.
