CBP Officers in Lukeville Seize Meth Valued in Excess of $175,000

Lukeville, Ariz. — A 22-year-old woman was arrested yesterday at the Lukeville port for attempting to smuggle more than 11 pounds of methamphetamine, valued in excess of $175,000, into the United States.

Customs and Border Protection officers referred Aydalid Albarez Andrade for a secondary inspection of the Ford F-150 truck she was driving. Officers were able to locate the drugs with the assistance of a narcotics detection dog and an x-ray machine.

The woman was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. The drugs and vehicle were seized.

The Office of Field Operations is the primary organization within Customs and Border Protection 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 (CBP) 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.