{"id":2400426,"date":"2025-02-07T16:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meth-seizures-continue-at-southern-arizona-port-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:16:56","slug":"meth-seizures-continue-at-southern-arizona-port-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meth-seizures-continue-at-southern-arizona-port-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Meth seizures continue at southern Arizona port &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmeth-seizures-continue-at-southern-arizona-port-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400426&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Tuesday, several meth smuggling\u200c attempts were intercepted at the Port of San Luis in southern Arizona. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported\u200c that a male \u2062Mexican citizen, a legal permanent \u200bresident of the U.S., was caught \u2062bringing in 143 pounds\u2063 of meth hidden in his truck&#8217;s spare\u200d tyre, tailgate, and speaker box. Additionally, a\u200b female Mexican citizen \u200con an\u200c American \u2064visa was\u2062 stopped with\u200b four pounds of \u200bmethamphetamine on her person.The total estimated street value \u2064of \u2064the seized drugs is approximately $154,000. As of \u2063January 7, 2025, CBP has \u2064seized around 28.8\u200d thousand pounds of meth, with the majority of these seizures occurring at\u2064 the southern border.\u200b Last year&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">total seizure figure exceeded 174<\/a>,000 pounds.\u200c CBP \u2062officials praised their team&#8217;s\u2064 thoroughness and commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-michigan-pursues-policefreecampus-as-shootings-and-sex-crimes-plague-school\/\" title=\"University of Michigan seeks &#039;#PoliceFreeCampus&#039; amidst ongoing shootings and sex crimes.\">public \u2063safety<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-seized-enough-fentanyl-to-kill-every-american-this-fiscal-year\/\" title=\"Border Patrol confiscated sufficient amounts of fentanyl to potentially eliminate the entire American population this fiscal year.\">combating drug smuggling<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Meth seizures continue at southern Arizona port<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1981754\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; More meth smuggling attempts were stopped at the Port of San Luis in southern Arizona on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>One seizure occurred early Tuesday morning when a male Mexican citizen who&rsquo;s a &ldquo;legal permanent resident&rdquo; of the United States, was caught attempting to bring in the illicit drug with 92 packages in parts of a truck including the &ldquo;spare tire, tailgate and speaker box.&rdquo; It totaled up to 143 pounds, according to a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/local-media-release\/port-san-luis-cbp-officers-bust-two-meth-smuggling-attempts-tuesday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">news release<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our CBP officers and canine teams continue to be proactive and thorough in their methods to stop contraband from entering the country,&rdquo; Chris Leon, area port director for San Luis, said in a statement. &ldquo;Their commitment to upholding public safety cannot be understated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later that same morning, a female Mexican citizen who was on an American visa was stopped by officers with four pounds of methamphetamine&nbsp;that she had on herself. The vehicles and both people involved were passed on to federal law enforcement, the news release stated.<\/p>\n<p>Between both seizures, the &ldquo;estimated street value&rdquo; is nearly $154,000.<\/p>\n<p>As of Jan. 7, there have been roughly 28.8 thousand pounds of meth seized by CBP in fiscal year 2025 so far, and 24.8 thousand of those were at the southern border. More than 174,000 pounds of the drug was taken by CBP in the prior year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-makes-false-claims-about-guns-in-executive-order-presser-gets-atf-name-wrong\/\" title=\"Biden Makes False Claims About Guns In Executive Order Presser, Gets ATF Name Wrong\">federal&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/drug-seizure-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;across both borders and throughout the country &ndash; the vast majority also at the southern border.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/arizona\/article_24dcf820-e35c-11ef-9c05-5fe943a214af.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Center Square<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;reported earlier this week that agents at the border confiscated 117 pounds of meth and 69 pounds of cocaine that were stored in vehicles before being caught by a mix of technology and canines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1981754\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1981754\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meth smuggling attempts thwarted at Arizona port<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2400427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/411-kg-meth-courtesy-cbp-hidalgo-1024x580.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9509,15696,50035],"class_list":["post-2400426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-meth","tag-seizures","tag-southern-arizona"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/411-kg-meth-courtesy-cbp-hidalgo-1024x580.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400426"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400430,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400426\/revisions\/2400430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}