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Woman busted with meth burritos at U.S.-Mexico border, authorities say

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers hungry for a drug bust seized more than a pound of meth-stuffed burritos in Arizona on Friday. 

NOGALES, Ariz. — Authorities at the Port of Nogales said they stopped a woman for further inspection after she crossed through a pedestrian gate on May 20.

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The 23-year-old claimed to have a bag of burritos, but a CPB narcotics-detection canine led officers to more than $3,000 worth of meth, authorities said.

The drugs and burritos were confiscated, and the woman was taken into custody.

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