TUCSON: Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas arrested a Mexican national here the other day for an alleged attempt to smuggle more than 355 pounds of marijuana worth nearly $178,000. A CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to the presence of drugs, which were located underneath the hood of a smuggling vehicle
Officers arrested Miguel Angel Ramos-Joy, 27, after finding multiple packages of marijuana during an inspection of his Ford truck.The tires of a smuggling vehicle were found to be loaded with packages of marijuana by CBP officers in southeastern Arizona
Officers seized the drugs and vehicle, and turned Ramos over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.