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Agents find 50 pounds of meth in spare tire on Interstate 10

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

INDIO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Border Patrol agents say two men were arrested after finding 50.9 pounds of meth in a car during a traffic stop on Interstate 10.

On May, 6 at about 11 p.m., agents stopped a Honda Accord on I-10 near Golf Center Parkway when a K-9 detection team were pointed towards the trunk.

Agents found a tire covered with clothing and was extremely heavy.

Bundles of meth were discovered after cutting through the tire.

The driver and passenger were arrested for possession of meth.

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