Drugs
valued at nearly $312,000
San Luis, Ariz. — A 38-year-old local
woman and a 22-year-old Yuma man were arrested this week for attempting to
smuggle narcotics into the United States through the San Luis Port of
Entry.
San Luis resident Laura Luisa Rivas was
attempting to enter the United States yesterday when Customs and Border
Protection officers referred her for inspection. Following a narcotics
detection canine alert for drugs inside the vehicle, officers located 15
packages of methamphetamine in the vehicle frame. The drugs, weighing more than
18 pounds, had an estimated value exceeding $281,000.
Yuma resident Jose Manuel Alvarez was
arrested Tuesday for attempting to smuggle nearly 61 pounds of marijuana
through the port.
Customs and Border Protection officers
referred Alvarez for a secondary inspection of his Chevrolet truck. A routine
check of the vehicle led to the discovery of 22 packages of marijuana, weighing
nearly 61 pounds and valued at more than $30,000, inside a spare tire.
The drugs and vehicles in both cases
were processed for seizure. The subjects were arrested and turned over to U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
Individuals arrested may be charged by
complaint, the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity,
which raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent unless
and until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt
beyond a reasonable doubt.
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 official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and
terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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