Nogales Border Patrol Confiscates
$3.8 Million Worth of Meth, Fentanyl, and Heroin In Four Days
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(AP Photo/Matt York)
CBP's press
release says that on three separate stops, agents arrested
individuals for trafficking a variety of hard drugs into the United States. One
woman had "nearly 90 packages from throughout the woman’s Dodge
sedan." Those packages were comprised of 78 pounds of meth, more than 18
pounds of heroin, and more than four pounds of fentanyl. In total, she was
transporting $778,000 worth of narcotics.
Another stop resulted in the arrest of Mexican man and his wife driving an SUV
that contained "more than 42 pounds of fentanyl, worth $573,000; nearly 83
pounds of heroin, with an estimated value of $2.2M; and nearly four pounds of
meth, worth almost $11,000."
Finally, at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing, a 26-year-old man was
inspected after CBP's canine unit alerted authorities to the presence of drugs
in his Sedan. Authorities found 34 pounds of meth, nearly six pounds of
fentanyl inside his car.
These
three arrests and drug bust occurred within four days of each other. These
arrests come just 10
days after Border Patrol Agents made three similar stops
resulting in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Nogales Port of
Entry preventing "five smuggling attempts worth more than $3.8
million" and arresting six people.
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