Tucson Border Patrol arrest 2 for drug smuggling at immigration checkpoint
Oct 30, 2020, 3:00 PM | Updated: 3:02 pm
PHOENIX — Two U.S. citizens were arrested Wednesday night in southern Arizona for attempting to smuggle drugs inside their bodies, U.S Customs and Border Protection announced in a press release.
The incident occurred around 7:20 p.m. at the I-19 immigration checkpoint near Amado.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents were conducting an immigration inspection of a commercial transportation shuttle.
During the inspection, officers questioned a 32-year-old female passenger and 48-year-old male passenger.
The agents discovered 301 grams of heroin and 148 grams of fentanyl hidden between the two.
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Officers seized the drugs and both were arrested on drug smuggling charges.
No other information was made immediately available.
