Man arrested near Salton Sea for attempting to smuggle meth, fentanyl

Published May 31, 2022 2:49 PM

SALTON SEA, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - El Centro Sector Border Patrol says a man was arrested for attempting to smuggle illegal drugs through a checkpoint near Salton Sea.

At about 1:55 p.m. on May 28, agents stopped an Acura ILX at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint.

A K-9 detection team pointed agents towards a backpack in one of the seats and several bundles were found within.

The backpack also had a loaded unregistered pistol and nearly $8,000 was found inside the car's glovebox.

The 41-year-old driver was arrested for being in possession of meth and fentanyl.

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