CBP halts drug smuggling at Nogales: 100k fentanyl pills found

CBP halts drug smuggling at Nogales: 100k fentanyl pills found

NOGALES, Ariz. (KVOA) - U.S. Customs officers at the Nogales Port of Entry recently intercepted a large quantity of drugs attempting to be smuggled into the United States.

A 26-year-old man was arrested by the Municipal Police in Nogales, Sonora, for public health crimes and possession of counterfeit money. The arrest occurred when a citizen reported that a white Volkswagen Jetta was parked on Avenida de Los Maestros, near a beauty salon, and that the driver was selling drugs. Municipal Police officers approached the driver, who tried to hide a bag he was carrying across his chest. When he fell to the ground, two …