Almost 350 pounds of heroin, methaphetamine, cocaine and a substance suspected to be fentanyl were confiscated in three seizures.
Three separate seizures were conducted, and 349 pounds of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and"suspected fentanyl" were confiscated, according to a press release from the agency.Two seizures occurred at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing and one was conducted at the Mariposa Crossing.The first seizure involved a 67-year-old man from Rio Rico, Arizona. Agents reportedly seized 103 pounds of cocaine, which could earn $2.
Government data through August 31, 2018, show that in the 2018 fiscal year, CBP agents seized 283,084 pounds of marijuana, 47,945 pounds of cocaine and 67,292 pounds of methamphetamine, among other drugs. A border fence separates the U.S. and Mexico at the outskirts of Nogales, Arizona. Customs and Border Protection agents at Arizona’s Port of Nogales border crossing confiscated almost $4.3 million in hard drugs on Saturday, a press release said.
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