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Methamphetamine Smuggler caught by CBP Officers at Port Of San Luis

Release Date
Tue, 11/13/2018

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a U.S. citizen over the weekend, in connection to a failed smuggling attempt of methamphetamine at the Port of San Luis.

Officers discovered and seized almost 99 pounds of meth, that was within the bumpers of a smuggling vehicle
Officers discovered and seized almost
99 pounds of meth, that was within the
bumpers of a smuggling vehicle

Officers referred an 18-year-old San Luis, Arizona woman for additional inspection of her Ford sedan as she attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico early Saturday morning. Following an alert by a CBP narcotics detection canine to a scent it was trained to detect, officers discovered 90 packages of meth inside of the vehicles’ bumpers. The drugs with a weight of almost 99 pounds are valued at nearly $297,000.

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.

 

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021