Drugs smugglers stopped at the border

At the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge in Texas on May 7, CBP officers referred a 20-year-old man from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico and the silver Nissan Juke he was driving for further inspection.

During the secondary inspection, which included the assistance of a canine team, officers discovered 48 packages of alleged methamphetamine that were concealed within the vehicle. The total weight of the drugs is 92.51 pounds (41.96 kg).

CBP OFO seized the alleged methamphetamine along with the vehicle and arrested the Reynosa resident. The case remains under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents.

Packages containing 92.51 pounds of
methamphetamine seized by CBP officers at
Hidalgo International Bridge. Courtesy of Border Patrol

And on Tuesday, May 7, in Arizona, CBP Officers at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing referred a 29-year-old Mexican national for further inspection of his Mercury SUV when he attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico Tuesday afternoon. After a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to a scent it is trained to detect, officers removed 80 packages from all four doors.

The packages were identified as more than 78 pounds of meth, with an estimated value of nearly $235,000. They also seized more than six pounds of heroin, worth almost $160,000 as well as more than six pounds of fentanyl, worth $84,000.

Officers seized the drugs and vehicle. The subject was arrested and then turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

Officers removed packages
from all four doors of a
smuggling vehicle. Courtesy of Border Patrol