Man busted by Border Patrol with heroin & cocaine
Border Patrol agents arrested a man suspected of smuggling heroin and cocaine at the Highway 86 checkpoint on Saturday morning.
According to the release, a 21-year-old man from the U.S. was driving a 2002 Jeep Wrangler and he was stopped at about 8 a.m. Agents began searching the Jeep after a canine alerted them to the vehicle.
Officials said they found a false compartment underneath the cargo area of the Jeep that was holding 20 packages of heroin and cocaine.
They found 15.8 lbs. of heroin and 32.7 lbs. of cocaine. The heroin had an estimated street value of more than $189,000 and the cocaine is estimated to be worth more than $523,000, agents said in the release.
The D.E.A. is handling the investigation.
