CBP: Officers Find 40 Pounds Of Drugs In Woman's Car
Posted: 12:00 pm MST November 19,
2009Updated: 3:41 pm MST November 19,
2009
EL PASO, Texas -- A Juarez woman crossing into the U.S. at the Bridge of the Americas was arrested Wednesday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 40 bundles of marijuana in her car, said CBP officials.CBP officers arrested the driver of the car, 68-year-old Isela Rivera Puga, of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico after a drug-sniffing dog alerted officials to the ceiling of her car.A total of 45.2 pounds of drugs was recovered from a secret compartment filled with tape- wrapped bundles of marijuana.Puga was turned over to the El Paso County Sheriff’s office for local prosecution and was being held at the El Paso County Jail.
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CBP: Officers Find 40 Pounds Of Drugs In Woman's Car
Posted: 12:00 pm MST November 19, 2009Updated: 3:41 pm MST November 19, 2009
Copyright 2009 by KFOXTV.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.