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Wellton Agents Make Significant Desert Meth Seizure

Release Date
Wed, 04/28/2021

YUMA, Ariz. – Wellton Border Patrol agents thwarted their third major bust in three days. The methamphetamine smuggling attempt occurred in the desert south of Dateland, Arizona, on Tuesday.

Yuma agents seized $196K worth of meth near Dateland, AZ.
Yuma agents seized $196K worth of meth near
Dateland, AZ.

At approximately 9:30 a.m., agents detected, tracked and apprehended a group of six migrants attempting to smuggle 109 pounds of methamphetamine in backpacks. When agents encountered the group in the Mohawk valley east of the Sierra Pinta Mountains, the migrants tried to flee the area. A Yuma Air Branch air interdiction agent monitored the migrants and guided agents on the ground to their location.  

All migrants in the group were arrested and transported to the Wellton station for further processing and the methamphetamine, which has an estimated value of $196,000, was seized.

 

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: Apr 28, 2021