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Briefing

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

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Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector in Arizona this month seized an abandoned, modified ultralight aircraft loaded with $500,000 worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl. The aircraft was electronically tracked by Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agents entering the U.S. late at night and they directed the Border Patrol to the landing site where the aircraft was found abandoned. Canine units on the scene detected the drugs, which consisted of more than 143-pounds of meth and over 200…

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