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I-19 checkpoint bust nets cocaine

Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:08 PM MST

Border Patrol agents arrested a man at the Interstate 19 checkpoint Saturday who was driving a vehicle containing 24 pounds of cocaine valued at $176,000. A Border Patrol canine helped flag the car.

The drugs were discovered in a section of the vehicle’s firewall. The driver is a Mexican citizen with a border crosser card.


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Anita wrote on Oct 21, 2009 8:03 AM:

" And another big score for the BP...are you keeping score Tubac? Mine says another big one for the good guys, another "0" for the bad guys....gotta love those wonderful dogs!!! "

C. Gordon wrote on Oct 21, 2009 10:38 PM:

" Hopefully this guy will never be able to get another border crosser card. Somehow I doubt he will be off the streets in jail where he belongs.

I just came through there on Friday afternoon and it didn't take 5 minutes from the time I drove up to the time I was through the checkpoint. Thoroughly enjoyed Tumacacori. "

Tom wrote on Oct 23, 2009 4:28 PM:

" "Another big score for the BP"?
Anita, do you realize that thousands of tons of drugs will cross the border from Mexico into Arizona this year? 24 pounds is about 0.000003%. I wouldn't call that a big score. I call it a waste of our tax dollars. "

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