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San Luis, Arizona - United States Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Luis port of entry are accustomed to intercepting drug and immigration violators amongst the many other law breakers. However, it is not very common to encounter violators who declare weapons.

“The officers’ duties vary tremendously as you can see from the activities over the weekend,” said Port Director William K. Brooks. “It rarely is a dull moment around here. The regulated laws the officers are entrusted to enforce can consist of just about any thing, which can make them susceptible to many dangers.”

On Sunday, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a CBP officer was screening travelers entering the U.S. from Mexico. The officer referred the 33-year-old Mexican man in his 1997 Ford F-250 truck to the vehicle secondary lot for further inspection due to his demeanor during routine questioning.

In the secondary lot the officers questioned the man regarding his itinerary and the items he had to declare. The man admitted to having a .22 Ruger rifle and ammunition in his possession. He was then escorted into the secondary building and secured. The rifle was discovered during the intensive inspection and found to be stolen. Both the rifle and the ammunition were seized and turned over to the San Luis Police Department.

Also, the man was immediately arrested and turned over to the San Luis Police Department for further investigation.

On November 14, just after 6 a.m., a 32-year-old United States citizen applied for entry into the United States. A CBP officer screening travelers entering the country from Mexico found the man possibly had an active warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. The man was referred to the vehicle secondary lot where the vehicle was searched and the warrant was confirmed.

The man was then arrested and immediately turned over to the San Luis Police Department.

On the same date, approximately three hours later, a 34-year-old Mexican woman applied for entry into the U.S. by presenting a border crossing visa card (DSP-150/laser visa). A CBP officer screening travelers entering the country from Mexico selected the woman for inspection. The woman was questioned regarding her itinerary and what she had to declare. Then during a subsequent search officers found two packages of marijuana taped to her body under her clothes with a total weight of five pounds.

The woman was immediately arrested and turned over to the San Luis Police Department.