Three arrested at checkpoint for possession of stolen vehicle, illegal drugs
SALTON CITY, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Three people were arrested on Thursday after El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents discovered they were carrying illegal drugs.
A Nissan Xterra arrived at the Highway 86 checkpoint at about 5:15 a.m. when the car was told to go to secondary inspection.
Agents were alerted to the back of the car by a K-9 detection team and soon found plastic bags in a backpack and a passenger's pocket.
Marijuana was found, as well as meth with a street value of about $377.
The Nissan Xterra was discovered to have been reported stolen from Palm Springs.
Three people were arrested, including the 37-year-old driver.
