SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a woman attempting to smuggle methamphetamine through an immigration checkpoint Friday morning.
| The incident occurred at about 10:50 a.m., when a gray 2008 Santa Fe approached the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. A Border Patrol K-9 alerted to the rear of the vehicle during primary inspection. Agents referred the vehicle to secondary inspection area for further investigation.
| During secondary inspection, agents discovered a large bundle wrapped in aluminum tape hidden underneath a factory panel in the rear cargo area of the vehicle. Further investigation of the bundle's contents revealed a white crystal-like substance that tested positive for the characteristics of methamphetamine. Agents arrested the driver and held her for further processing.
| The total weight of the methamphetamine was approximately 63.8 pounds with an estimated value of $175,450.
| | El Centro Sector turned over the driver, a 26-year-old woman, United States citizen, the vehicle, and the narcotics to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. | |
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