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US Customs and Border Protection officer in Arizona accused of money laundering
The border fence in downtown Nogales.
Photographer: Jonathan Clark, www.nogalesinternational.com
Posted: 03/15/2013
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By: Associated Press
PHOENIX - The FBI in Phoenix says a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer is accused of money laundering.
Authorities on Friday announced the arrest of 59-year-old Lauro Tobias by the FBI's Southern Arizona Corruption Task Force.
FBI officials say Tobias was taken into custody without incident Thursday on a federal complaint.
The complaint alleges that Tobias transported a bag containing a large amount of cash he believed to be the proceeds from a narcotics sale from Las Vegas to Phoenix last Aug. 31.
Other details of the case weren't immediately released.
Authorities didn't immediately know if Tobias has a lawyer yet.
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