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62 pounds of meth, 13 pounds of cocaine found at Port of Nogales

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Customs and Border Protection officers found a large amount of illegal drugs, including meth and cocaine, during three different incidents, according to Port of Nogales Director Michael W. Humphries.

On Wednesday, officers at the Port of Nogales came across fentanyl, meth and cocaine.

The illegal drugs were found in a gas tank, a speaker box in a car's trunk and strapped to a person.

A total of 230,000 fentanyl pills, 62.6 pounds of meth and 13 pounds of cocaine were seized, Director Humphries reveals.

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Marcos Icahuate joined the KGUN team in September 2022. He previously worked on digital content in Southern California's Imperial County where he was raised.