Man pleads guilty to trying to smuggle meth across border in his underwear

BANGOR, Maine - A Calais man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to importing methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorneys office announced on Friday.

According to court records, Victor Sousa, 23, crossed from the United States into Canada via the Madawaska Port of Entry on July 2, 2019. When he re-entered the country a few hours later, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 93 pills hidden in his underwear. The pills had the word "ICE" imprinted on them and later tested positive for methamphetamine. Sousa agreed to be interviewed by law enforcement and admitted that he had gone to Canada to purchase the pills.

Sousa faces up to 20 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case.