U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Area Port of San Luis were involved in multiple enforcement activities over the weekend, intercepting attempts to smuggle narcotics, currency, ammunition, and a firearm.
On Friday, January 24, CBP officers stopped a 19-year-old male U.S. citizen driving a Jeep SUV attempting to exit the United States to Mexico. After a CBP canine detected ammunition in the vehicle, further inspection revealed 100 boxes of 7.62 x 39 mm ammunition hidden beneath the seats.
The following day, Saturday January 25, an 18-year-old male U.S. citizen was found with narcotics while driving a Volkswagen sedan from Mexico. Officers discovered two pounds of white fentanyl powder and approximately 70 pounds of blue fentanyl pills concealed under the carpet of the vehicle's floor. The estimated street value of these narcotics is $604,070.
On Sunday evening, January 26, a 49-year-old male U.S. citizen was caught with methamphetamine during a personal search after entering from Mexico in a Jeep SUV. Officers also found a loaded .40 caliber pistol and additional ammunition within the vehicle's center console.
Later that night at around 11:00 p.m., two female pedestrians were intercepted while attempting to exit to Mexico with undeclared U.S. currency strapped around their midsections. A total of $22,363 was seized from one woman and $56,063 from another.
Chris Leon, Area Port Director for San Luis stated: “Our CBP officers are truly America’s frontline committed to protect our borders and keep our communities safe.”
The confiscated items included drugs, ammunition, firearms, currency, and vehicles; individuals involved were handed over to Homeland Security Investigations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Federal law permits charging individuals by complaint without implying guilt; innocence is presumed until proven otherwise by competent evidence presented before a jury beyond reasonable doubt.
CBP's Office of Field Operations focuses on anti-terrorism missions at national ports screening all entrants into America while facilitating legitimate trade travel alongside border-related duties such as narcotics interdiction enforcement immigration trade laws protecting food supply agriculture industry against pests diseases among others
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