Sunday, August 21, 2016

Illegal Drugs Seized by Border Patrol At Arizona Border

Approximately $80k of meth was removed from the gas tank of a smuggling vehicle, by CBP officers at the Port of San Luis
08/08/2016 05:16 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis arrested a Mexican national Aug. 6 for attempting to smuggle nearly 27 pounds of methamphetamine valued at approximately $80,000. Approximately $80k of meth was...
08/09/2016 02:38 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested three Mexican nationals involved in separate weekend attempts to smuggle more than $300,000 in methamphetamine and marijuana through the Port of Nogales. Officers at the DeConcini...
08/10/2016 01:56 PM EDT
YUMA, Ariz. – An adult male U.S. citizen and a 17-year-old male were taken into custody after the vehicle they occupied attempted to pass through a Border Patrol immigration checkpoint on I-8, east of Yuma, yesterday morning. Wellton Station Border...
08/10/2016 02:48 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two people Aug. 8 for their alleged involvement in separate smuggling attempts at the Port of Nogales. CBP officers at the Port of Nogalesseized a condom filled with more thana quarter-...
08/16/2016 03:59 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona, arrested a 23-year-old woman from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, for attempting to smuggle 172 pounds of marijuana into the United...
08/17/2016 12:47 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a man and juvenile during separate weekend attempts to smuggle heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine through the Dennis DeConcini crossing in Nogales, Arizona. Officers at the Dennis...
08/17/2016 03:29 PM EDT
YUMA, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents seized 26 pounds of methamphetamine, worth an estimated $78,000, and arrested three male U.S. citizens when they attempted to smuggle the illegal drugs through a Yuma Sector traffic checkpoint Tuesday night....
08/17/2016 03:12 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Nogales arrested a Mexican woman when she attempted to enter the United States on Aug. 16 with more than 5 pounds of methamphetamine taped to her legs. When officers raised...
08/18/2016 03:56 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona, arrested a 29-year-old man from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico for attempting to smuggle 275 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $...