Border Patrol arrest man trying to smuggle over $160K of meth
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint, arrested a man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine Monday afternoon.
It happened around 3:19 p.m., when a 26-year-old man approached the checkpoint in a gray 2011 Honda Accord.
Prior to reaching the primary inspection area, a Border Patrol canine detection team alerted to the driver’s side of the vehicle.
Agents referred the man to secondary inspection for further examination.
That’s when agents found 10 packages that tested positive for methamphetamine concealed in both the driver and passenger’s rocker panels compartments.
The total weight of the methamphetamine was 46.25 pounds with an estimated street value of $161,875.
The man, a Lawfully Admitted Permanent Resident, vehicle, and narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.
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