A 16-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle $ 100,000 worth of marijuana into the US from Mexico . The teenager was detained with two women , aged 23 and 24 , after officers allegedly found 185 pound haul in their Volkswagen sedan . A narcotics detection dog patrolling the boarder crossing in the Port of Lukesville , Arizona , picked out the vehicle for a secondary search , according to azcentral.com . A 16-year-old girl has been arrested trying to smuggle 12 bags of marijuana into the US from Mexico . Officers from US Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) officers examined the car and discovered 12 packages of marijuana . The find was said to be worth an estimated $ 92,550 , according to a spokesman for the CBP . The teenager from Glendale , Arizona , who was reportedly driving the car , and the two women were not named by officials . Both the drugs and the dark coloured sedan were seized as part of the investigation . The trio have now been referred to immigration and Customs Enforcement 's Homeland Security Investigations . Cannabis was legalized in the state of Arizona for medical use in 2010 following a ballot . A growing number of states , including Oregon , Washington , Colorado , and Alaska , have voted to allow people to possess limited amounts of marijuana . Supporters of the legalization campaign in Arizona hope to have a vote on the issue next year . Cannabis was legalized in the state of Arizona for medical use in 2010 following a ballot ( file picture )
Arizona teen arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana into the US . Girl,16 , and two women in their 20s stopped by officials at Port Lukeville . The girls were charged with smuggling a controlled substance into the country.