TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis arrested a 25-year-old Phoenix man for allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 35 pounds of methamphetamine into the United States.
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CBP officers at the Port of San Luis uncovered 36 packages of meth within the bumper of a smuggling vehicle.
Officers referred Israel Martinez for a secondary inspection of his Honda sedan when he attempted to enter the U.S. on June 1. After a CBP narcotics-detection canine alerted to the presence of drugs, officers found 36 packages of meth with a combined value exceeding $106,000.
Officers seized the drugs and vehicle, and referred Martinez to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.