Border Agents Arrest Woman Who Appeared To Use Child To Seem Less Suspicious To Smuggle 49 Pounds Of Meth Into U.S.
LAPPL News Watch
December 5, 2019
A woman attempted to smuggle 50 pounds of methamphetamine into the U.S. while using her child to appear less suspicious, Border Patrol officials said Wednesday.
The 26-year-old Mexican national was traveling into the country with a valid B1/B2 tourist visa on Tuesday afternoon when she was stopped by the Border Patrol agents near the Oceanside Harbor exit on Interstate 5.
San Diego Sector agents who pulled the woman over said they became suspicious of her due to her behavior, according to a news release.
Agents found a duffle bag with 20 bundles of meth that weighed a total of 48.94 pounds inside the trunk of the woman’s car. The estimated value of the drugs was $92,986, officials said.
She was arrested and could face charges for felony drug trafficking.
1 comment:
We used to see this all the time at the prison. Drug smugglers would make sure to bring their crumb snatchers in with them. Often the drugs would be on the kids. The women figured (often correctly) that even if they got caught they would not be arrested because CPS would be unwilling to come to the prison to take custody of the rugrat.
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