Texas Border Patrol finds 1/3lb fentanyl hidden in rectum of border crosser
By Amber KitePublished April 3, 2025 6:15am CDTTexasFOX 4
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X-ray showing tablets inside body. (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
The Brief
A U.S. citizen tried to smuggle fentanyl in his rectum as he walked across the Texas-Mexico border in El Paso.
A drug-sniffing dog alerted to the drugs hidden in his body.
Border officials say he was under medical care when he passed the bundle of drugs.
EL PASO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta international crossing in El Paso seized about one-third of a pound of fentanyl. The drugs were hidden in the rectum of a 41-year-old male U.S. citizen pedestrian border crosser, according to border officials.
Just after 7 p.m. on March 31, the man arrived from Mexico. The primary CBP officer selected the man for a secondary exam following a short interview. A CBP drug-sniffing dog searched the man and alerted to the presence of narcotics. CBP officers continued their inspection, and the results suggested that the man had drugs concealed in his anal cavity.
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