$14.3 million worth of narcotics and several weapons have been seized since the start of February at an Arizona checkpoint where officials also arrested a man wanted for murder, Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday.
Officials in Nogales, Arizona, have seized 440 pounds of methamphetamine, 385,000 tablets of fentanyl, 84 pounds of heroin and almost 13 pounds of cocaine in around 25 instances since Feb. 1, according to CBP.
A 28-year-old man wanted for murder in Las Vegas was arrested while in possession of an AR-15 assault rifle, a handgun and over 300 rounds of ammunition.
“I could not be prouder of our officers. Even during a pandemic, they continue to keep dangerous opioids off the streets and keep our communities safe,” CBP official Michael Humphries said in a statement.
Border Patrol agents found over $73,000 worth of meth hidden in a vehicle's floorboard and firewall at an immigration checkpoint, following a K9 alert.
— CBP (@CBP) February 15, 2021
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