According to Customs and Border Protection, the driver that was found in possession of the illegal narcotics was detained and turned over to the DEA.
Border patrol agents recently arrested an individual after discovering nearly $300,000 worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl pills hidden in his car's floorboard.
While CBP agents were working at the immigration checkpoint, they encountered a 28-year-old male driver in a blue 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe at around 3:45 a.m. local time. The driver was referred by a CBP agent for a secondary inspection while at the checkpoint, the press release said. "Agents inspected the interior of the vehicle and discovered narcotics concealed in the floorboard area," CBP said in the press release.
Additionally, CBP officers also found seven packages of pills hidden in the floorboard area that later tested positive for fentanyl. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ,"Fentanyl is a Schedule II controlled substance that is similar to morphine but about 100 times more potent." In controlled areas, fentanyl is used as a synthetic opioid that is used to treat severe and chronic pain.
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