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San Luis CBP Officers Stop Weekend Smuggling Attempts

Release Date: 
March 6, 2018

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two U.S. Citizens over the weekend in separate failed smuggling attempts at Arizona’s Port of San Luis.

Officers referred a 21-year-old male for an additional search of his Ford sedan as he attempted to re-enter the U.S. from Mexico on Friday evening. A CBP canine alert led officers to discover more than 54 pounds of cocaine, worth more than $614,000.

Officers removed 54 pounds of cocaine from the trunk of a smuggling vehicle
Officers removed 54 pounds of
cocaine from the trunk of a smuggling
vehicle

In the second incident, officers referred a 18-year-old male for further inspection of his Honda sedan when he attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico on Saturday afternoon. A CBP canine alerted to an odor it was trained to detect, prompting further search of the vehicle. Officers found almost 34 pounds of methamphetamine in a non-factory compartment directly above the gas tank with an estimated value of $102,000.

Officers seized 34 pounds of meth from a compartment above the gas tank of a smuggling vehicle
Officers seized 34 pounds of meth
from a compartment above the gas
tank of a smuggling vehicle

CBP officers seized the vehicles and drugs. The subjects were arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

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Last modified: 
February 3, 2021
Tags: 
Port Security
Smuggling
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