Web Reporter: Lucy Valencia, Assignment Desk Editor
SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested a drug smuggler at the Highway 86 checkpoint and seized approximately 18 pounds
of methamphetamine.
At around 10 a.m. on January 13, a 31-year-old man drove up to the Border Patrol checkpoint located between Westmorland and Salton City.
The man's 2006 Pontiac
Grand Prix was referred to secondary inspection after a canine team alerted agents.
Upon further investigation, agents discovered
15 packages of methamphetamine hidden in the car.
The methamphetamine had a combined
weight of approximately 18 pounds and an estimated street value of $576,000.
The man, a citizen of Mexico with a
B1/B2 Visa, was arrested as the sole suspect in the case.
The suspect, vehicle, and meth were
turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.
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