TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers arrested two San Luis, Arizona, residents for separate alleged attempts to smuggle almost 63 pounds of methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl through the Port of San Luis this week.
bumper of a smuggling vehicle
Officers referred a 23-year-old U.S. citizen for additional inspection of her Nissan sedan as she attempted to enter the U.S. early Thursday morning. After a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to a scent it was trained to detect coming from throughout the vehicle including the bumper, a search led to the discovery of nearly 120 packages of meth that weighed almost 62 pounds, and have an estimated value of nearly $185,000.
Wednesday, officers referred a 23-year-old U.S. citizen for a further search of his Toyota sedan as he attempted to enter the U.S. that afternoon. After detecting the presence of drugs on the driver, a personal search located more than one-half pound of meth, worth nearly $1,700; close to one-quarter pound of fentanyl, worth $3,000; and nearly one-quarter pound of heroin, worth more than $6,000.
Officers seized the drugs and the vehicles, while the subjects were both arrested and then turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.