In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. CNN's Gary Tuchman accompanied a Border Patrol unit in Nogales, Arizona, and experienced the variety and the danger of law enforcement life firsthand. CNN's Gary Tuchman pulls his weight on ride-along with 64 lbs. of marijuana seized by law enforcement. NOGALES, Arizona (CNN) -- Nogales, Arizona, is a small city. Just more than 20,000 people live here, according to the 2005 census. But spend a couple of days here with law enforcement, and your head will spin. Almost half of all illegal drugs seized from Mexico last year were seized in the eastern Arizona region, and Nogales is the largest border city in this U.S. border patrol sector.
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About half of seizures of illegal drugs from Mexico occurred in eastern Arizona region
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In past six months, Border Patrol has seized about 500,000 pounds of drugs
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Bushels of tomatoes conceal 908 lbs. of marijuana in truck seized by patrol
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CNN's Gary Tuchman: "Law enforcement life here is not for the squeamish"
The truck is taken back to the @placeholder station, and agents climb over the tomatoes.