Border patrol agents seized 99 pounds of meth and 27 pounds of cocaine from a single vehicle.
The seizure happened inFriday, March 3, around 11 a.m. Border Patrol agents with the San Diego Sector stopped an SUV just north of the Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 15.
When agents searched the SUV, they found 99 pounds of methamphetamine and 27 pounds of cocaine, with a street value of approximately $483,000, according to Border Patrol agents.Agents seized both the SUV and the drugs, and arrested the driver — identified only as a 26-year-old man. Agents then turned everything over to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.
With Friday's 126-pound bust, the San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents have seized over 1,300 pounds of drugs in fiscal year 2023, compared to 14,000 pounds in fiscal year 2022. "Criminal organizations only focus on profit, regardless of the effect these dangerous drugs have on the community," said San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Aaron M. Heitke. "Our Border Patrol agents remain vigilant, day and night, to intercept these poisons and the smugglers who transport them."that I have read and agree
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