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Officers seize $2 million of pot

Posted at 5:25 PM, Nov 18, 2015
and last updated 2015-11-18 19:25:34-05

TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Nogales CBP Officers seized 2.5 million dollars worth of marijuana, or 5,079 pounds, from a Mexican national on Friday, November 13.

The drugs were found in boxes identified as aircraft parts in a tractor trailer as the man attempted to enter the United States through the Port of Nogales.

The man from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico was arrested.