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Mexican immigration official arrested for drugs
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A top Mexican immigration official has been arrested after U.S. border inspectors found about 169 pounds of marijuana in his pickup truck, a U.S. law enforcement official said Monday.
The law enforcement official identified the Mexican official as Francisco Celaya-Carrillo. The law enforcement official, who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to discuss the case, said Celaya-Carrillo was in uniform when he crossed the border in Lukeville, Ariz.
The official said Celaya-Carrillo told Customs and Border Protection officers that he was entering the United States to do some shopping.
In Tucson, Ariz., Customs spokesman Brian Levin confirmed that a pickup truck had been stopped at the border crossing. When it was examined with a noninvasive gamma-ray machine, Levin said, officials found "79 packages of marijuana, just shy of 169 pounds" in the spare tire and fuel tank.
Levin said at least one person was arrested. He declined to identify anyone who was arrested, saying the case had been turned over to the U.S. attorney's office.
Sandy Raynor, U.S. Attorney's spokeswoman in Phoenix, would not comment on the arrest, saying it is part of an active investigation.
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