San Luis CBP officers foil meth smuggling attempt

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs into the country Saturday night, arresting a Mexican national and seizing almost 37 pounds of methamphetamine in the process.

According to a Custom and Border Protection news release, officers referred a 52-year-old Mexican man for further inspection of his Chevrolet sedan as he was entering the U.S. through the port’s vehicle lanes.

Subsequently, a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted officers to the presence of drugs in the firewall, where they discovered and removed packages of meth.

The drugs weighed nearly 37 pounds, with an estimated value of more than $110,000.

Officers arrested the suspect for narcotics smuggling and turned him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. CBP officers also seized the drugs and vehicle.

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