San Luis CBP officers seize $529,000 in meth and heroin
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two people over the weekend in connection to two separate and unrelated failed smuggling attempts at the Port of Entry in San Luis.
In the first incident CBP officers referred a 24-year-old woman for additional questioning as she attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico Saturday morning in her Chevy SUV.
During questioning CBP canine alerted to an odor it was trained to detect, which led officers to discover approximately 113 pounds of methamphetamine, and approximately 5 pounds of heroin hidden throughout the vehicle.
The methamphetamine was estimated to be worth nearly $338,000; while the heroin had an estimated street value of more than $86,000, according to information that was provided in a CBP news release.
In the second incident, which occurred on Friday evening, CBP officers referred a 55-year-old man to the vehicle inspection lot for a more thorough search of his vehicle.
During the inspection, CBP officers discovered nearly 35 pounds of methamphetamine, worth almost $105,000 with the assistance of another CBP canine.
The drugs were concealed in the vehicles’ seats and rear door.
CBP officers seized the drugs and vehicles and turned those items along with the arrested subjects over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.