Posted on 03/20/2010 6:54:26 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Customs officers intercepted 12 alleged drug smugglers in a 24-hour period at the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa border crossings and seized 763 pounds of marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine worth an estimated $1.16 million, authorities said Friday.
The spate of arrests took place between 6 a.m. Thursday and 6 a.m Friday.
In three cases, authorities said the alleged smugglers were U.S. citizens who tried to walk across the San Ysidro border crossing with marijuana strapped to their bodies.
About 7 a.m. Thursday, customs officers working with a drug-sniffing dog arrested a 19-year-old man -- a U.S. citizen who lives in Tijuana -- after he allegedly was found to be carrying four pounds of marijuana duct-taped to his sides and back.
Less than 15 minutes later, customs officials said another officer working with a dog discovered another U.S. citizen -- a 30-year-old woman who also lives in Tijuana -- with two packages of marijuana strapped to her body under a girdle.
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slow day.. or just business as usual.. all tallied into the cost of smuggling it in..
It appears as though the ‘RATS were preparing for a big celebration tomorrow night.
How many thousands of pounds made it through undetected in that same time frame!
Well now my weekend is shot.
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