Woman attempts to smuggle meth through Hwy 86 checkpoint

INDIO — El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 42-year-old female Mexican citizen suspected of smuggling 119.5 pounds of methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of $105,000. On Saturday, April 22, at 12:13 a.

m., a black compact sedan approached the U.S.



Border Patrol Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. During primary inspection, a Border Patrol K-9 detection team alerted to the presence of concealed people or drugs. A subsequent inspection revealed 120 packages of a crystal-like substance wrapped in cellophane and hidden in a vehicle compartment.

The contents of the packages tested positive for methamphetamine. The driver, who was residing in Bakersfield at the time of arrest, admitted to being in the United States without legal documentation. The driver was placed under arrest.

The vehicle and drugs were seized by the U.S. Border Patrol.

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