TUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at the Port of Nogales seized methamphetamine and fentanyl in a drug smuggling attempt yesterday.
than 80 pounds of meth, with an estimated
value in excess of $240,000.
CBP Officers at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing referred a 48-year-old Mexican national for further inspection of his Nissan SUV when he attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico Wednesday morning. After a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to a scent it is trained to detect, officers removed more than 70 packages from a non-factory compartment in the vehicle’s floor. The contents were identified as more than 80 pounds of meth, with an estimated value in excess of $240,000. Officers also seized more than half a pound of fentanyl, worth more than $8,000.
Officers seized the drugs and vehicle. The subject was arrested and then turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
Individuals arrested may be charged by complaint, the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity, which raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent unless and until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
CBP's Office of Field Operations is the primary organization within Homeland Security tasked with an anti-terrorism mission at our nation’s ports. CBP officers screen all people, vehicles and goods entering the