presence of fentanyl within the
transmission of a smuggling vehicle
stopped by offices at the Port of San
Luis.
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers arrested a Mexican national as well as a local teen for alleged attempts to smuggle fentanyl through the Port of San Luis Friday.
Friday evening, officers referred a 27-year-old San Luis, Sonora, Mexico, man for additional inspection of his Dodge sedan, as he attempted to enter the U.S. through the port. A CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to a scent it was trained to detect coming from the area of the vehicle’s transmission. Officers removed several packages of fentanyl from the location. The fentanyl pills weighed nearly 4 pounds, worth more than an estimated value of nearly $40,000.
Earlier that afternoon, a 17-year-old San Luis, Arizona teen attempted to enter the U.S. through the pedestrian lanes, when officers referred him for further questioning. Following a canine alert to the crotch of the teen’s pants, a search led to the discovery of a single package of fentanyl pills. The drugs weighed nearly a pound, worth more than $9,100.
found to be carrying a package of fentanyl
tablets in the crotch area of his pants,
when he was searched by officers.
Officers seized the drugs and vehicle, while both subjects were arrested and then turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.