TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a U.S. citizen in connection to a failed smuggling attempt of methamphetamine at the Port of San Luis.
Officers referred a 24-year-old man for additional inspection of his Ford SUV as he attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico early Friday morning. Following an alert by a CBP narcotics detection canine to a scent it was trained to detect, officers discovered more than 100 packages of meth throughout the vehicle. The drugs with a weight of almost 118 pounds are valued at nearly $353,000.
CBP officers seized the drugs and vehicle. The subject was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.