WASHINGTON: Border Patrol agents in Nogales have arrested three United States citizens for smuggling methamphetamine and other controlled substances into the country.
When a canine detection team alerted agents about the suspect’s car on June 6, the vehicle was stopped for an inspection. Agents searched the vehicle, the driver and the two passengers.
Agents found suspicious bundles in the male passenger’s socks and then, after another search, discovered additional bundles concealed on his body. Following a closer inspection, the bundles were found to contain meth.
A search of the female passenger revealed a mixture of drugs concealed under her clothing. She was carrying a package containing marijuana, cyclobenzaprine, methamphetamine and amitriptyline.
Agents seized more than five pounds of contraband with an estimated value of more than $15,000. Both passengers and the driver of the vehicle have been submitted for prosecution for narcotics smuggling.
Customs and Border Protection welcomes assistance from the community. Citizens can report suspicious activity to the Border Patrol and remain anonymous by calling 1-877-872-7435.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, parent agency of the U.S. Border Patrol, is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between official ports of entry.
