Border Patrol agents seize 26.20 pounds of meth
Border Patrol agents at the Pine Valley checkpoint seized meth hidden inside a gas tank on Tuesday.
A 29-year-old Mexican National man was driving a 2010 Ford Focus and approached the checkpoint at approximately 7:30 p.m. His vehicle was referred to a secondary inspection for further investigation, where a K-9 alerted to the backseat area of the vehicle.
Agents say they searched the truck and found anomalies inside the gas tank. 20 plastic wrapped bundles that tested positive for meth were found floating inside the gas tank.
The bundles weighed 26.20-pounds and have an estimated street value of $60, 260.
