CBP arrests 4 in 2 separate drug busts
3 teens among those arrested
Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis arrested four U.S. citizens — three teenagers and one adult male — in separate incidents over the past two days, preventing more than 52 pounds of hard drugs from being smuggled into the country.
On Wednesday afternoon, CBP officers working the pedestrian crossing at the port referred a 17-yearold girl for further screening. During their search, they found more than two pounds of methamphetamine wrapped around her torso.
A short time later, officers referred a 15-year-old girl for additional screening, leading again, to the discovery of more than two pounds of methamphetamine wrapped around her torso.
Approximately an hour later, a third teen, this time a 17-year-old boy, was attempting to enter the U.S. through the pedestrian crossing and referred for further screening. A search of the boy led to the discovery of nearly 1.5 pounds of meth, wrapped around his leg.
In all three instances, an alert by a CBP canine led to further scrutiny by officers. The combined street value of the confiscated drugs totals more than $18,000.
Then on Thursday, officers working the inbound vehicle lanes, referred a 34-year-old man for a secondary inspection of his Cadillac as he entered the United States.
A CBP canine screened the vehicle and alerted to an odor it was trained to detect. Officers removed multiple packages of drugs from the floorboard of the vehicle; amounting to more than 44 pounds of meth, worth almost $133,000, and nearly three pounds of heroin, worth nearly $48,000.
CBP officers arrested all four suspects, then turned them over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. The vehicle and drugs were seized.