U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the San Luis Port of Entry seized $206,850 in methamphetamine during three unrelated weekend incidents.
Officers arrested a 38-year-old local man after a canine alerted inspectors to more than 23 pounds of methamphetamine, worth $70,620, in the doors and behind the rear seat of a 1996 GMC SUV driven by Herman Jesus Chavez.
Officers also arrested a 40 -year-old female U.S. citizen Feb. 13 after a CBP canine alerted officers to the presence of narcotics in her vehicle. Officers found more than 31 pounds of methamphetamine, valued at $93,000, behind the rear seat and in the dashboard area.
On Feb. 16, CBP officers arrested Jorge Gamez Diaz De Leon, a 24-year old Mexican citizen, for attempting to smuggle nearly 15 pounds of methamphetamine into the U.S. using his 1997 Ford SUV. Officers found four packages of the drug, valued at $43,230, within a compartment inside the vehicle’s gas tank.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations took custody of all suspects.