U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso have arrested five women (including one who’s pregnant) trying to smuggle fentanyl concealed inside their bodies during the past two weeks.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso have arrested five women trying to smuggle fentanyl concealed internally on their bodies during the past two weeks.American Airlines Taking Donations In The Air, Online To Help Ukraine
“It is tragic that people are willing to put themselves in these dangerous situations,” said CBP El Paso Director of Field Operations Hector A. Mancha. “This synthetic opioid is so powerful that if a package were to rupture inside the body, the consequences could be life threatening.” On Feb 24, officers working at the Port of Ysleta, intercepted a 31-year-old U.S. citizen who attempted to smuggle .394 pounds of fentanyl. A drug sniffing dog alerted to the presence of narcotics leading to a pat down search where officers felt a foreign object in her groin area. She then voluntarily removed a bundle from her vagina.Four days later, officers working at the Paso Del Norte Border Crossing intercepted a 42-year-old female, U.S. citizen, who attempted to smuggle .
On March 2, officers stopped three fentanyl body carriers on separate unrelated incidents. At the Bridge of the Americas Border Crossing, they encountered a 19-year-old U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle 0.26 pounds of fentanyl. During a secondary search, she voluntarily removed a condom wrapped bundle from her vaginal cavity. The suspect was two months pregnant.Later that day, officers arrested a 39-year-old female U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle 0.
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