TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Two U.S. citizens with warrants were taken into custody after a vehicle search, according to U.S. Border Patrol Tucson Sector Chief John R. Modlin.
A K9 alerted Tucson Station agents to a vehicle at the SR-86 checkpoint.
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Agents found a loaded firearm and "drug paraphernalia."
The two U.S. citizens had extraditable warrants and Pima County sheriffs took them into custody.
Tucson Station agents encountered two U.S. citizens with extraditable warrants following a #K9Alert at the SR-86 Checkpoint. During a vehicle search, agents found a loaded firearm near the driver’s seat and drug paraphernalia. @PimaSheriff responded and took custody. pic.twitter.com/vgutEFNLf1
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) February 22, 2023
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