USBP: Two arrested after K-9 finds meth during vehicle search

April 2, 2021 4:27 PM

Published April 2, 2021 7:51 AM

SALTON CITY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Border Patrol agents arrested a man and a woman after attempting to smuggle methamphetamine through the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint.

El Centro Sector agents say the incident happened Thursday morning.

Agents sent a white Kia Optima to secondary inspection, where a canine alerted the vehicle.

They found three-drug packages inside of a backpack in the trunk. The packages tested positive for meth.

The drugs weighed 2.39 pounds with a value of $6,572.

Agents turned in the 39-year-old driver, the passenger, drugs, and vehicle to the Imperial County Border Crimes Suppression Team.

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