TUCSON, Ariz. – Six drug smugglers were arrested and their packages of meth was seized on Wednesday afternoon, approximately 30 miles east of Lukeville by U.S. Border Patrol agents, a Border Patrol canine, and a CBP Air and Marine Operations helicopter crew.
The group of smugglers consisted of 4 Guatemalans, 1 Ecuadorian, and 1 Mexican national. The backpacks contained over 25 pounds of meth.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, “agents utilizing detection technology briefly spotted the group walking northbound from the border in an area well-known to agents as a drug smuggling corridor. Agents began to track footprints, which led them to several backpacks laying in the dirt. Meanwhile, the helicopter crew began searching the area and spotted several individuals attempting to hide in brush nearby.”
The men and drugs were turned over to ICE Homeland Security Investigations for further processing and investigation.