Volvos are renowned for their comparative safety. But,federal agents say one woman found a more creative way to utilizehers –to smuggle over 100 pounds of drugs across the U.S.border with Mexico. RELATED: Teens smoked, drank, used drugs less in 2015: Study U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents said they arrested 19-year-old Arizona woman Yamileth Guadalupe Luceroon Jan. 8 followinga routine inspection at a checkpoint. During that inspection, authorities alleged thatthey found bricks of marijuana hidden in the floors and roof of her Volvo. Feds added that they believe the street value of the drugs to be around $60,000.
After seizing the car and the drugs, CBP agents then turned Lucero over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Woman smuggled 120 lbs of pot in Volvo across border: Feds
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