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CBP Officers at Port of San Luis Arrest Meth Smuggler

Release Date
Mon, 03/04/2019

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Yuma resident Sunday for an alleged attempt to smuggle almost 28 pounds of methamphetamine through the Port of San Luis.

A CBP narcotics detection canine alerted officers to the fuel tank of a smuggling vehicle, where they found packages of meth
A CBP narcotics detection canine
alerted officers to the fuel tank of a
smuggling vehicle, where they found
packages of meth

Officers referred a 26-year-old Yuma woman for additional inspection as she attempted to enter the U.S. Sunday morning. After a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to a scent it was trained to detect coming from her Honda sedan, a search led to the discovery of packages that were inside of the vehicle’s fuel tank. The drugs weighed nearly 28 pounds and have an estimated value of almost $83,000.

Officers seized the drugs and the vehicle, while the subject was arrested and turned over 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 official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021