60-Year-Old Woman Busted for Marijuana

Updated: Sunday, 10 Jan 2010, 8:29 PM MST
Published : Sunday, 10 Jan 2010, 8:29 PM MST

DOUGLAS - Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a drug smuggling attempt on Saturday during which they say a 60-year-old Mexican national woman was caught transporting over 100 pounds of marijuana.

Saturday night, officers at the Douglas port of entry stopped a woman who they say was acting suspiciously.

Her 1989 GMC Jimmy was searched and officers found the quarter panels of the vehicle were loaded with marijuana bundles.

The marijuana had an estimated street value of $162,000.

The woman was turned over to ICE.

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