CBP Officers Seize $1.7 Million of Crystal Meth at Port


Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 3:10 PM MDT


DOUGLAS, Arizona — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers stopped a drug smuggling attempt when they apprehended a 20-year-old man trying to smuggle crystal meth into the United States by concealing the crystal meth in the quarter panels of the vehicle he was driving.


On May 3rd at a about 10:30 p.m. CBP officers were screening traffic coming from Mexico. The officers selected a 1997 Ford Thunderbird being driven by a 20-year-old man from Douglas, Arizona for further inspection. With the assistance of a special trained K-9 team and high-tech tools, the CBP officers discovered that the quarter panels of the Thunderbird were loaded with packages of crystal meth. The total weight of crystal meth was nearly 24 pounds with an estimated street value of $1.7 million.

CBP Officers seized the vehicle and the crystal meth. The man was turned over to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation and prosecution.

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Comments

    huevos rancheros grande wrote on Jun 4, 2010 6:33 PM:

    " no,realy they don't have hi-tech equipment.they can't hear you as your coming around the corner, and they don't even x-ray, nothing but a dog and a mirror on a stick. "

    Alberto wrote on Jun 3, 2010 11:57 PM:

    " So what if they don't have high tech at least they keep us safe god bless you guys and keep up the good work ,, "

    wrote on May 26, 2010 11:25 AM:

    " actually they dont have high tech tools i know that the guy did wrong but please be honest and say you guys happened to see something because they dont have no high tech tools all they use is stiks witha miorr on the bottom and dogs! please dont lie to us. "

    jose wrote on May 13, 2010 1:08 PM:

    " thank god they caught him who ever it was officers know who the smugglers are keep up the good work "

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