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Fentanyl/Methamphetamine Smuggler Intercepted by CBP Officers at Port of San Luis

Release Date
Wed, 03/13/2019
Officers discovered packages of meth and suspected fentanyl inside of the battery of a smuggling vehicle
Officers discovered packages of meth
and suspected fentanyl inside of the
battery of a smuggling vehicle

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a San Luis, Sonora, Mexico, woman Monday for an alleged attempt to smuggle five pounds of methamphetamine and suspected fentanyl through the Port of San Luis.

Officers referred a 19-year-old woman for additional inspection as she attempted to enter the U.S. Monday morning. After a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to a scent it was trained to detect coming from under the hood of her Toyota sedan, a search led to the discovery of packages that were inside of the vehicle’s battery. The drugs were identified as nearly three pounds of meth, worth an estimated value of $8,900 as well as more than two pounds of suspected fentanyl pills, worth nearly $32,000.

Officers seized the drugs and the vehicle, while the subject was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: Oct 27, 2023