TUCSON – A Lukeville man was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after they caught him trying to smuggle 50 pounds of methamphetamine last week.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), officers referred the 37-year-old man for a secondary inspection of his Chevy truck as he applied to enter the United States from Mexico.
Officers searched the truck and found 50 packages of drugs in the truck’s spare tire. The drugs were estimated to be worth just more than $45,000.