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San Luis CBP Officers Too Much for Drug Smuggler

Release Date
Fri, 12/09/2016
37 pounds of cocaine seized from the firewall of a smuggling vehicle
Officers at the Port of San Luis seized 37
pounds of cocaine from the firewall of a
smuggling vehicle

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working with a narcotics-detection canine at the Port of San Luis on Dec. 5 arrested a 37-year-old man from San Luis, Rio Colorado, Mexico, after finding nearly 37 pounds of cocaine, valued at more than $417,000, in his Dodge truck.

Officers seized the drugs and vehicle, and referred the man 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 the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021