5,700 pounds of pot seized at Nogales port

2012-12-15T00:00:00Z5,700 pounds of pot seized at Nogales portJamar Younger Arizona Daily StarArizona Daily Star
3 hours ago • Jamar Younger Arizona Daily Star

Authorities found about 5,700 pounds of marijuana this week in a tractor-trailer rig that attempted to enter the Mariposa Port in Nogales.

Erik Arredondo Garfel, 41, of Nogales, Sonora, was arrested Wednesday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found the marijuana while inspecting electronic components in the trailer, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release.

The officers became suspicious while inspecting the trailer and sent a narcotics-detection dog to sniff for drugs.

The dog led officers to the marijuana, which was worth more than $2.8 million.
Garfel was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations.

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