TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a legal, permanent U.S. resident from Mexico early Thursday for an alleged attempt to smuggle more than 66 pounds of methamphetamine through the Port of San Luis.
Officers referred the driver of a Chevy truck, later identified as a 31-year-old man living in San Luis, for additional inspection as he attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico. After a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to a scent it was trained to detect coming from inside the truck’s spare tire, officers discovered nearly 60 packages of meth worth almost $199,000.
CBP officers seized the drugs and vehicle. The subject was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.