NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) - Federal authorities say a Chandler man is accused of trying to smuggle 2 ½ pounds of heroin into southern Arizona by hiding packages of the drug under his shirt.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped 22-year-old Saul Beltran at the Morley pedestrian crossing in Nogales on Monday.
Officers say they found three packages of heroin wrapped around Beltran’s stomach and groin.
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Authorities say the heroin is valued at about $36,000.
They say the heroin was seized and Beltran was referred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
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