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Border authorities find methamphetamine where the sun don't shine
A photo shows packages of methamphetamine that border authorities seized from a man's buttocks last weekend at an El Paso checkpoint.
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A U.S. citizen was caught trying to smuggle a large amount of methamphetamine across the border in his buttocks last weekend at an El Paso checkpoint.
Roger Maier, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said the 26-year-old was arrested and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations to face charges for importing a controlled substance.
The suspect’s name was not released.
“The keen observational skills of a CBP officer resulted in this seizure being made,” CBP Ysleta Port Director Arnie Gomez said in a release. “Body carriers are a challenge, however our mix of officer expertise, canine support, and tools and technology all assist us in identifying and stopping these types of smuggling attempts.”
Maier said around 4 a.m. Sunday, the man “arrived as a pedestrian from Mexico” at the Ysleta Port of Entry. A CBP officer “selected the man for a secondary exam following a short interview.”
A drug-sniffing dog searched the man and “provided a positive alert” to the smell of narcotics, he said. A CBP officer performed a pat-down and found two packages “concealed between the man’s buttocks.”
Maier said the packages held a third of a pound of methamphetamine.
