TUCSON: Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two Mexican nationals during separate attempts to smuggle methamphetamine through the Port of Nogales
Officers at the Dennis DeConcini crossing selected a Chevrolet SUV, driven by Yazmin Jhoanna Flores-Ramirez, 24, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, for further inspection. A CBP narcotics-detection canine then alerted to the presence of drugs, leading officers to find more than 19 pounds of meth, worth nearly $58,000, in the SUV’s rear bumper.
Officers at the Mariposa pedestrian crossing referred a 16-year-old female from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico for further inspection. An officer searched the teen and found more than three pounds of meth, worth in excess of $9,000, in the crotch of her clothing.
Officers processed the one vehicle and all drugs for seizure, and referred both subjects to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
