Thread: 15 year old female drug smuggler

C.B.P. News Release

The Illusion of an Innocent Face at Naco Port of Entry

(Sunday, January 18, 2009)

Naco, Ariz - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a drug smuggling attempt when they seized more than 117 pounds of marijuana from a 15-year-old girl.

Yesterday at about 5 p.m., CBP officers at the Naco port of entry were screening travelers and vehicles when they came in contact with a 15-year-old girl driving a Ford Ranger pick-up. The girl was identified as a Mexican national. The CBP officers became suspicious when the girl became nervous. Utilizing several narcotic detection tools, the officers searched the vehicle and discovered non-factory steel collars inside all four tires of the vehicle. The collars contained more than 117 pounds of marijuana with an approximate street value of $187,000.

“It is often asked, 'what a drug smuggler looks like?'â€

She's only following in the footsteps of so many of her countrymen and women. Grand family values.

I wish this I.C.E. News Release gave more info.

Like: can a 15 year old get a driver's license in Mexico? Or, did she have a fake driver's license.

It seem that there was no one else in the vehicle, so do 15 year old girls drive across the border by themselves often?