TUSCON: A Phoenix couple was arrested here the other day on suspicion of trying to smuggle 461 pounds of marijuana through a border inspection station.
Scott Carlill, 31, and his 33-year-old wife were signaled to submit to a secondary inspection of their SUV as they drove through the Port of Lukeville.
The couple told officers they were returning from their honeymoon in Rocky Point.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog alerted to a trailer the couple was towing. Officers said they found 22 packages of marijuana worth more than $230,000.
Officers seized the drugs and vehicle and referred Carlill to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. His wife was released.
