Mexican star Daniel Gomez charged with smuggling meth into the US after he is arrested with 21kgs of the drug at the border
A MEXICAN pro footballer has been arrested at the United States border accused of trying to smuggle crystal methamphetamine into the country.
Daniel Gomez, who plays for Club Tijuana reserves, had his car searched at the Otay Mesa crossing on April 5- and court records state that more than 21 KILOGRAMS of meth was found.
Club Tijuana reserves defender Daniel Gomez is accused of trying to smuggle 21 kilos of Meth into the US
At a hearing on Tuesday, Gomez remained detained in California as he was deemed a flight risk by the judge.
According to the Los Angeles Times, court documents say that Gomez – an American citizen – told a Customs officer that he was travelling to the US for work.
The officer searched the car and noticed that a spare tire in the boot of the car had hard spots and wasn’t the usual weight.
Reuters Gomez has been detained by the Customs and Border Patrol[/caption]
Getty Images He was arrested at the Otay Messa crossing, where 21 kilos of meth were said to have been found[/caption]
After cutting into the spare tire, the officer is said to have found 23 packages – the crystal substance inside was later tested positive as meth.
A further inspection later on saw 11 more packages found in the panels of the car.
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During his interview with special agents, Gomez said he owned the car but had traded it away three months ago to an unnamed person – and then got it back about a month ago.
He said that he left his home in Tijuana, northern Mexico, and planned to have breakfast at a Denny’s chain just across the border in National City before returning to Mexico for training that same day.
Although not hugely popular in the UK, the US is in the midst of a meth epidemic – more than a million people said they had used the drug in the past year in a survey conducted in 2012 and the industry is valued at more than $5billion.
Club Tijuana, who last won the title in 2012, are currently fourth in the Mexican Premier League.
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