CBP officers find cocaine in Mexican man's car

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Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

NOGALES, AZ (CBS5) -

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 66-year-old Mexican national who allegedly tried to smuggle more than 27 pounds of cocaine through the Dennis DeConcini Port Saturday.

Drug-sniffing dogs alerted officers to the presence of drugs when the suspect tried to enter the country and officers found 11 packages of cocaine worth an estimated $249,000 hidden in the vehicle.

The suspect was arrested and the drugs and vehicle were seized.

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