Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized meth and arrested drug and human smugglers during separate weekend incidents.
Nogales Station agents working at the Interstate 19 checkpoint Friday arrested a male Mexican national traveling in a commercial shuttle van after a pound of methamphetamine was discovered taped to the inside of his clothes. The narcotics, valued at $10,000, will be turned over to the DEA. The subject faces possible prosecution.
Two U.S. citizens were taken into custody by Nogales Border Patrol agents yesterday after a canine team alerted to two people hiding in the trunk of their vehicle during a pre-primary inspection at the I-19 checkpoint. Both subjects face federal prosecution for alien smuggling.
Also on Sunday, Tucson Station agents conducting patrol operations pulled over a vehicle near the State Route 86 checkpoint. During the encounter, it was discovered that the driver and passenger both had active warrants for arrest. Agents also found a stolen, loaded .45-caliber weapon and 34 grams of meth valued at $3,000. Both subjects were arrested and face possible prosecution. The drugs will be turned over to DEA.