BP seize meth from commercial bus
El Centro Border Patrol agents assigned to Highway 86 checkpoint north of Westmorland, arrested a woman suspected of smuggling methamphetamine Sunday morning at approximately 10:40 a.m.
A commercial bus was referred to secondary inspection when a canine team alerted to the luggage compartment of the bus.
Agents discovered 11 packages wrapped in tape stored inside of a suitcase.
The content of the packages tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed a total of 17.59 pounds with an estimated street value of $58,053.
A baggage claim ticket linked the owner of the suitcase to a United States citizen woman.
The woman and narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
