Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso area ports of entry busted a woman smuggling fentanyl in her vagina and a man who had hidden the powerful narcotic in his groin area. Drugs hidden in vaginal cavity. The first interception happened Sept. The CBP officer detected nervous behavior from the man and referred him for a secondary inspection where a drug sniffing dog alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from his groin area.
A pat down search resulted in the discovery of 0. The year-old woman presented herself for inspection when a CBP officer noticed travel anomalies and nervous behavior. She was referred for a secondary inspection where a pat down search was conducted. Zapp said that juveniles can be especially susceptible to recruitment for this work both because of the allure of large sums of money, and because young people tend to think of themselves as invincible.
Joe Veith, an El Paso criminal defense attorney who represents people charged in smuggling cases, said that the lack of prosecution of minors could be a factor in why significant numbers of teens end up engaging in human smuggling. Zapp said that El Paso parents should be mindful of the risks young people face in terms of cartel and gang recruitment when living on the border.
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