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Customs agents in Douglas seize nearly 15 pounds of heroin


Published/Last Modified on Tuesday, Nov 01, 2005 - 10:58:49 pm MST

The Associated Press

DOUGLAS — Customs and Border Protection agents seized nearly 15 pounds of heroin from a man who was allegedly trying to smuggle the drugs into the United States from Mexico.

The drugs were found hidden in the engine of a Jeep Cherokee on Monday after a narcotics dog alerted officers to the possible presence of drugs.

The driver, a 57-year-old man from Tijuana, Mexico, was arrested.



The last large heroin seizure in Douglas was in 1998, when 7.6 pounds were seized, said Customs spokesman Brian Levin.


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