Tucson, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis arrested a Mexican national Nov. 27 for an alleged attempt to smuggle more than 60 pounds of drugs valued in excess of $181,000.
Officers referred Hector Bravo-Miranda, a 23-year-old San Luis, Sonora, Mexico resident, for a secondary inspection of his Ford truck. During the inspection, a CBP narcotics-detection canine alerted to the presence of drugs within the gas tank. As a result, officers found multiple packages of methamphetamine.
Officers seized the drugs and vehicle, while Bravo was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.