CBP officers seize fentanyl, methamphetamine in Arizona

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PHOENIX — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized fentanyl and methamphetamine worth $200,000 in two separate incidents at an Arizona port of entry earlier this week.

The first stop happened Monday around 4:30 p.m. when officers referred a 16-year-old girl for further examination as she was looking to get back into the United States at the Port of San Luis. It was determined the girl had been reported as a missing juvenile, according to CBP.

When the girl was searched, she was found with a package taped to her abdomen that contained 3.6 pounds of blue fentanyl pills, or about 16,200 pills. The girl was turned over to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office.

The next day, around 9:15 p.m., officers found anomalies in the tires of a Kia sedan occupied by a 32-year-old woman and her two minor children.

Eight packages were found within the tires containing nearly 54,000 blue fentanyl pills and 9 pounds of methamphetamine.

The woman was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

“Both of these seizures highlight how drug trafficking organizations exploit children as part of their business,” Chris Leon, area port director for San Luis, said in a press release.

“Our CBP officers remain vigilant on America’s front line and dedicated to keeping these deadly drugs out of our communities.”

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