2012-11-20T10:29:00Z2012-11-20T10:37:58ZNogales border agents: Truckload of piñatas filled with marijuanaArizona Daily Star
A Tucson man was detained at the Nogales border crossing after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed-out marijuana inside a truck carrying a load of piñatas, officials said.
Juan Marcelo Armstrong, 24, of Tucson, was crossing the border Friday afternoon when he was pulled over for an additional inspection, a news release says. Bundles of marijuana weighing about 425 pounds were found in the wall lining of the truck’s cargo area, the release said.
Armstrong was turned over to the agency’s Homeland Security Investigations.
Juan Marcelo Armstrong, 24, of Tucson, was crossing the border Friday afternoon when he was pulled over for an additional inspection, a news release says. Bundles of marijuana weighing about 425 pounds were found in the wall lining of the truck’s cargo area, the release said.
Armstrong was turned over to the agency’s Homeland Security Investigations.