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MEAN STREETS MEDIA

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Nogales CBP Officers Uncover Almost $301K in Drugs

Release Date: 
August 9, 2016
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested three Mexican nationals involved in separate weekend attempts to smuggle more than $300,000 in methamphetamine and marijuana through the Port of Nogales.
Officers at the DeConcini crossing seized 58 pounds of meth that was discovered within the rear bumper.
Officers at the DeConcini crossing seized
58 pounds of meth that was discovered within
the rear bumper.
The first incident occurred early Aug. 6 when officers at the Dennis DeConcini crossing found nearly 58 pounds of meth, worth almost $173,000, concealed inside the back bumper of a Buick SUV driven by a 29-year-old resident of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
On Aug. 7, CBP officers working with a narcotics-detection canine at the DeConcini crossing located more than 32 pounds of meth, worth in excess of $96,000, within the cab and dashboard of a Chevy truck driven by a 34-year-old man from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.
More than 65 pounds of marijuana were recovered from within the gas tank of a smuggling vehicle, by officers at the Nogales West Mariposa crossing.
More than 65 pounds of marijuana were recovered
from within the gas tank of a smuggling vehicle,
by officers at the Nogales West Mariposa crossing. 
Earlier in another Chevy truck, officers and a canine at the Nogales West Mariposa crossing discovered more than 65 pounds of marijuana, worth almost $33,000, in the vehicle’s gas tank. Officers identified the driver as a 30-year-old woman from Santa Ana, Sonora, Mexico.
Officers seized the narcotics and vehicles, and turned the subjects over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

Convicted Child Molester Arrested by U.S. Border Patrol

JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man previously convicted of child molestation after he illegally crossed the border in East County on Monday afternoon.
At about 4 p.m., a Border Patrol agent witnessed three people climb over the border fence near Jacumba Hot Springs.  Agents responded and encountered the three Mexican nationals hiding in thick brush. 
Agents arrested the three men for illegally entering the country and transported them to a nearby Border Patrol station for processing.  A records check revealed that one man in the group had been previously deported after serving a six-year prison sentence for “Lewd and Lascivious Acts with a Child under 14.”
In response to this significant apprehension, Chief Patrol Agent Richard A. Barlow said, “I commend the agents involved in this arrest as their efforts reflect San Diego Sector’s commitment to strengthen border security and increase safety in our community.”
The 43-year-old convicted felon was transported to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego and faces federal charges for reentering the U.S. as a previously deported foreign national.
As of July 31, 2016, Border Patrol agents in San Diego Sector arrested 25,979 people for illegally entering the U.S. between ports of entry. 
To prevent the illicit smuggling of humans, drugs, and other contraband, the U.S. Border Patrol maintains a high level of vigilance on corridors of egress away from our Nation’s borders.  To report suspicious activity to the U.S. Border Patrol, contact San Diego Sector at (619) 498-9900.