TUCSON – On Saturday, two teenagers were arrested b U.S. Border Patrol agents, while attempting to smuggle cocaine, meth and heroin near Rio Rico.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, agents assigned to the Nogales Station, patrolling the desert just north of the International Border, saw several smugglers emerge from the brush and load packages into a parked truck near Peña Blanca Lake. The smugglers departed back into the desert as the truck drove away.
Minutes later, agents conducted a vehicle stop on a red Chevrolet Silverado located in the area. Agents discovered 57 packages of suspected meth, cocaine and heroin concealed inside the vehicle. At the Nogales Station, agents confirmed that the packages did in fact contain narcotics. The drugs totaled nearly $1,889,600 in street value.
The truck’s driver and passenger, both 18-year-old residents of Rio Rico, were arrested and ultimately turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration, along with the seized drugs, to face federal drug charges.
Agents were unable to locate the individuals that emerged from the brush.
