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During the secondary inspection, a CBP K-9 officer alerted to an odor it is trained to detect coming from the woman’s body. A search of the woman led to the discovery of two bundles of drugs "partially concealed in her vaginal cavity," officials stated. Officers also found two additional bundles during a subsequent search.
Officers tested the drugs and determined it was methamphetamine, officials reported. The officers determined the bundles of methamphetamine weighed in excess of a half-pound.
The officers placed the woman under arrest and turned her over to ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents. She will likely face charges connected to the failed drug smuggling attempt.
During the past seven days, officers assigned to this port of entry and others in the El Paso Sector, which includes far West Texas and all of the New Mexico border, made 14 arrests for attempted drug smuggling. The arrests led to the seizures of 894 pounds of marijuana, 35.7 pounds of cocaine, and 51.2 pounds of methamphetamine.
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