Over $90k in drugs seized in two separate Border Patrol busts
A man and a woman were arrested Thursday during two separate drug smuggling incidents at the Highway 86 checkpoint in Salton City.
The first incident occurred around 9:15 am, when a 21-year-old woman approached the checkpoint in a Crusero/International California bus.
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The bus was referred to a second inspection and a Border Patrol detection canine team alerted to the top of the luggage compartment. Agents removed all occupants from the bus. The canine alerted to a specific seat. Agents interviewed the owner of the seat and discovered narcotics strapped to a woman’s abdomen. The substance of the narcotics tested positive for heroin.
The total weight of the heroin was 2.52 pounds and had an estimated street value of $27,720.
The woman, a United States citizen, and narcotics were turned-over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.
The second incident occurred about thirty minutes later when a 21-year-old man approached the same checkpoint in a red, 2005 Mini Cooper.
The man was sent to secondary inspection for a closer examination. That’s when a Border Patrol detection canine team alerted to the vehicle’s back seat. Agents searched the area and found 17 bundles of methamphetamine in the gas tank of the vehicle.
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The total weight of the methamphetamine was 19.18 pounds with an estimated street value of $67,130.
The man, a United States citizen, vehicle and narcotics were turned-over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.
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