Border Patrol arrests woman with 22 lbs of meth
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents from the Indio Station assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint arrested a woman suspected of drug smuggling on Friday.
The incident occurred at about 9:00 a.m., when a 39-year-old woman approached the checkpoint driving a 1990 Honda Accord, agents said in the release.
A Border Patrol detection K-9 alerted to the car during a pre-primary inspection. Agents referred the woman to the secondary inspection area for a closer examination. After an intensive search, agents discovered 10 plastic vacuum sealed bags of methamphetamine stuffed inside the car’s rear bumper.
The methamphetamine had a combined weight of 22 pounds with an estimated street value of $220,000.
The woman, a United States citizen, the vehicle, and narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.
