ALGONAC (WWJ) – Two people are facing charges after they were caught trying to smuggle illegal drugs into the country from Canada last week.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents assigned to the Marysville Border Patrol Station arrested the suspects – one U.S. citizen and one Canadian – and seized more than 38 lbs. of ecstasy near Algonac on April 4.
Early last Tuesday morning agents were patrolling near Algonac – which has seen several recent smuggling cases – when they got word of a potential illicit border crossing taking place.
Agents responded to the area and saw the suspects running away from the shoreline and getting into a vehicle. One of them was carrying a backpack and the other was carrying several duffle bags, according to CBP officials.
The suspects were arrested. Authorities did not release their names or specify either suspect’s hometowns, though the Canadian was deported from Los Angeles in 2020, CBP officials said, though the reason was not disclosed.
When agents searched the vehicle and the bags, they discovered and seized more than 38 lbs. of ecstasy pills. Authorities did not provide an estimated street value of the seized drugs.
The American citizen was turned over to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office and is being charged with the delivery and manufacturing of ecstasy.
Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations Detroit are continuing to investigate this incident for possible federal charges.
“Our commitment to our community’s safety was on full display here, as I am proud to say that the hard-working men and women of the Marysville Border Patrol Station shut down a smuggling attempt and kept dangerous drugs off our streets,” said Chief Patrol Agent Robert Danley.
Anyone with information on suspicious activity is asked to call the Detroit Sector Border Patrol Border Watch at 800-537-3220.
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