Border Patrol agents seize more than $948K in cocaine at Highway 86 checkpoint

Published June 15, 2021 1:59 PM

SALTON CITY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Border Patrol agents arrested a 26-year-old woman after attempting to smuggle nearly $950,000 worth of cocaine on Monday.

Border Patrol K-9 Edy alerts to 59.73 pounds of cocaine

U.S. Border Patrol said a woman driving a 2018 silver Buick Encore Sport Utility Vehicle was sent to secondary at the Highway 86 checkpoint after a canine alerted to the back of the SUV. A search of her car led agents to find 25 packages of a white powdery substance wrapped in tape.

They say the packages tested positive for cocaine. The total weight of the cocaine was approximately 59.73 pounds.

Agents seized the vehicle, drugs, and turned the woman over to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

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