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CBP seize nearly $1 million in narcotics

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 8:08am

CBP seize nearly $1 million in narcotics

A Mexican man and a Tucson woman were arrested this weekend in two separate but related attempts to smuggle nearly $1 million in meth and heroin in the United States.

Lucio Leonardo Valle-Bustamante, 37, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico was arrested for

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A Nogales woman is sentenced to 46 months for defrauding her employer

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Friday, April 12th, 2013, 1:10pm

On April 8, Rosa Maria Gutierrez, 55, of Nogales, Ariz. was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David C. Bury to 46 months in prison.

Gutierrez pleaded guilty on Nov. 28, 2012, to 25 counts of wire fraud. She worked for Chamberlain Group, Inc. from

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CBP officers seize heroin, meth worth nearly $260k

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 12:26pm

CBP officers seize heroin, meth worth nearly $260k

A man was arrested last week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers for attempting to smuggle drugs across the border at the Nogales Port.

The 21-year-old man, identified as

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Two women were arrested for cash smuggling by CBP in Nogales

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 12:02pm

Two women were arrested for cash smuggling by CBP in Nogales

Two women were arrested last week by U.S. Customs and Border Protections officers after attempting to smuggle money into Mexico.

According to CBP the money seizures happened in two separate incidents on April 3, both women were

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Nogales CBP officers seize more than $330k worth of marijuana

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Friday, April 5th, 2013, 12:53pm

Nogales CBP officers seize more than $330k worth of marijuana

Two people were arrested on April 2, at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry for attempting to smuggle marijuana across the border. They were arrested in two

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Last week CBP officers seize meth worth $245,000 at the border

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Monday, April 1st, 2013, 1:52pm

Last week CBP officers seize meth worth $245,000 at the border

Nearly 16 pounds of methamphetamine was seized late last week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Ports of Entry. And two Nogales, Sonora natives are in custody following failed smuggling attempts.

The first incident occurred when

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Nogales CBP officers continue a busy week

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Friday, March 15th, 2013, 12:05pm

Nogales CBP officers continue a busy week

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers with the Nogales Ports of Entry seized a second semi this week that contained marijuana. The combination of the two seizures amounts to more than four tons.

This second seizure, combined with a 17 pound seizure of methamphetamine, make the total for these three incidents to more than $4.4 million of narcotics, in

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