Three U.S. citizens arrested after allegedly attempting to smuggle meth
Border patrol agents arrest three suspects accused of attempting to smuggle methamphetamine.
According to border patrol, a 36-year-old woman driving a maroon 2015 Chevrolet Camaro accompanied by two passengers, a 27-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man, approached the Highway 86 Checkpoint today at around 8:30 a.m.
The vehicle was sent to secondary inspection after a border patrol canine detection team alerted them to the vehicle.
During secondary inspection, agents found out the two women were hiding what they believed to be narcotics. Agents said one woman had “two small packages secreted internally” while the other woman had two similar packages hidden underneath her clothing. Agents determined that the substance was consistent with the characteristics of methamphetamine.
According to border patrol, the total weight of the methamphetamine discovered was 0.720 pounds, with an estimated value of $23,040.
“Body carrying is a smuggling tactic that our Border Patrol agents are well aware of and have seen before,” said Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez. “This tactic can be especially dangerous if the packages break and the body absorbs the narcotic.”
The female driver and the two passengers were all United States citizens. After the arrest, the three were turned over to the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area team (HIDTA) for further investigation.
