More than 4,000 pounds of marijuana were intercepted at the Nogales port of entry between Arizona and Mexico. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

More than 4,000 pounds of weed seized on Arizona-Mexico border

NOGALES, Ariz. — Officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations have seized over an estimated $2.3 million worth of marijuana in one shipment.

A Mexican man tried bringing the 4,661 pounds of pot through the new Mariposa Cargo Facility at the port of entry in Nogales on Oct. 24.


Another big weed bust: This also happened on the U.S.-Mexico border in late October 2014 — marijuana hidden in tomato truck, 1,940 lbs.


Officers say Carlos Munoz-Munoz, 35, was driving a tractor-trailer with the hidden marijuana. A K-9 sniffed the drugs during an inspection.

The seizure is worth more than $2.3 million, according to a news release.