Mexican model Anett Pikula was recently busted attempting to smuggle $134,000 worth of cocaine into the U.S., and Border Patrol agents say her excessive flirting is what tipped them off that something was up:
Border agents found $134,000 worth of cocaine hidden inside 39-year-old Anett Pikula’s 2006 gold Mercedes Benz at a Lukeville, Arizona border crossing.
According to the Associated Press, federal officials said Pikula was “overly talkative” during the primary inspection and they became suspicious.
07/27/2015
06:54 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 40-year-old Douglas
woman during a failed smuggling incident Wednesday (July 22) at the Port of
Douglas. During an inspection of her Mercury van, officers discovered more than
258...
07/27/2015
04:53 PM EDT
YUMA,
Ariz. – Wednesday morning (July 22), Border Patrol agents intercepted an attempt
to smuggle illegal immigrants through Dome Valley in an effort to circumvent the
Wellton Station Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 8. Agents arrested
the...
07/27/2015
05:13 PM EDT
YUMA,
Ariz. – Separate incidents Thursday morning (July 23) included a second
smuggling attempt this week through Dome Valley and the seizure of nearly a
quarter million dollars. Border Patrol agents foiled yet another attempt to
smuggle illegal...
177 pounds of marijuana seized in Fayette County
LA GRANGE, Texas (AP) — Fayette County authorities have seized approximately 177 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop. According to the Fayette County sheriff's office, deputies pulled over a vehicle Friday on Interstate 10 for an unspecified traffic violation and a deputy asked the driver, 42-year-old Javier Rodriguez, for permission to search the car. A police K-9 alerted officers to the trunk of the vehicle where authorities found the drugs. Rodriguez was arrested and has been charged with possession of marijuana. It was not immediately clear if he has an attorney.
177 pounds of marijuana seized in Fayette County
LA GRANGE, Texas (AP) — Fayette County authorities have seized approximately 177 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop. According to the Fayette County sheriff's office, deputies pulled over a vehicle Friday on Interstate 10 for an unspecified traffic violation and a deputy asked the driver, 42-year-old Javier Rodriguez, for permission to search the car. A police K-9 alerted officers to the trunk of the vehicle where authorities found the drugs. Rodriguez was arrested and has been charged with possession of marijuana. It was not immediately clear if he has an attorney.
