DAUGLAS: Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican woman for attempting to smuggle 314 pounds of marijuana through the Port of Douglas Monday.
Officers arrested Matilde Dolores Parra-Coronado, 51, of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, after a CBP narcotics-detection canine alert led to the discovery of more than $157,000 worth of the drug throughout her Isuzu SUV.
Officers seized the drugs and vehicle, and referred Parra to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
The seizure comes just three days after officers made seized 298 pounds of marijuana 17 worth an estimated $149,000.
