Three Early December 2016 Nogales Hard Drug Seizures for $565k

80 Pounds of Meth, Coke and Heroin January 27, 2017 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers started the month of December 2016 with three drug seizures at the Mariposa and DeConcini Nogales international ports of entry. The drug interdictions netted nearly 80...

A Ton of Drugs in Two November Seizures at Nogales Mariposa Port

Marijuana and Methamphetamine worth $1.86 Million January 27, 2017 After two weeks of no reported border drug seizures at Nogales international ports of entry, two Mexican commercial truck drivers were arrested during the fourth week of November 2016 in separate...

Saturday Nogales Drug Busts Intercept $1.7 Million in Hard Drugs

Major Seizures of Cocaine, Heroin and Meth January 23, 2017 Two middle-aged Mexican nationals were arrested in separate attempts to smuggle hard drugs across the Nogales international border on Saturday, January 21, as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and...

Cross-Border Marijuana Load Intercepted, Seized Near Nogales

Joint Border Patrol – Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Effort November 22, 2016 A joint operational effort by the U.S. Border Patrol and Air and Marine Operations (AMO) netted a major haul of marijuana that was seized near Nogales after it was abandoned by fleeing drug...

Busy First Week of November 2016 for Nogales CBP Officers

Seven busts yield more than $1 million in meth and cocaine November 13, 2016 From November 1 to November 7, 2016, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials intercepted approximately 170 pounds of hard drugs valued at $1.05 million and arrested three Arizona women,...

Summary Info for $3.2 Million in October Nogales Drug Seizures

Seizure values increased over August and September totals November 2, 2016 United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers kept more than $3.2 million worth of illegal hard drugs off of America’s streets in October 2016 by finding and seizing them at the...