San Luis CBP Officers Seize Nearly Half-Million Dollars in Meth

San Luis, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tucson Field Office, a component of CBP’s Joint Field Command – Arizona, seized nearly half a million dollars worth of methamphetamines yesterday.

A CBP officer removes methamphetamine from seized vehicle at the San Luis, Ariz. port of entry. 

CBP officers referred a 29-year-old United States woman accompanied by her 10-year old daughter for a secondary inspection of her Chevrolet SUV when she attempted to enter the United States through a San Luis Port vehicle lane. After a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to drugs under the hood, officers located and removed 20 packages of methamphetamines from a non-factory compartment weighing nearly 32 pounds. The vehicle and narcotics were processed for seizure. The subject was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. The child was turned over to the custody of her grandmother.

Individuals arrested are charged with a criminal complaint, which raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

CBP's Office of Field Operations is the primary organization within Homeland Security tasked with an anti-terrorism mission at our nation’s ports. CBP officers screen all people, vehicles and goods entering the United States while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. Their mission also includes carrying out border-related duties, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration and trade laws, and protecting the nation's food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.