Border Patrol agents stop stolen vehicle
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents from the Blythe Station stopped a vehicle that was reported stolen near Blythe, Calif. on Monday.
Agents patrolling west of Blythe stopped a Honda Accord and a Hyundai Santa Fe.
During the stop, agents learned that the Hyundai’s vehicle identification number (VIN) was the same contained in a report of a stolen vehicle.
Agents contacted the California Highway Patrol for assistance. Once CHP arrived with a canine unit, small amounts of methamphetamine and meth pipes were found inside both vehicles.
CHP arrested the driver and passenger in the stolen Hyundai. The driver and passenger in the Honda Accord were cited and released.
