NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) - Federal officers alerted by a drug-sniffing dog found 26 pounds (12 kilograms) of heroin hidden in the bumper of an SUV at a border crossing point in Nogales.
Customs and Border Protection says officers arrested the 28-year-old Tucson man who was attempting to enter the United States from Mexico on Tuesday. His identity wasn’t released.
The heroin had an estimated value of over $458,000.
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