Imperial County Sheriff's Deputies investigating a brush fire located a man with about a pound of meth.

Deputies from the Winterhaven substation responded to a brush fire near Interstate 8 and Winterhaven Drive at about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday. On arrival, deputies were told that a suspicious man was seen in the area. Deputies located the man and during the course of the investigation received consent to search the mans backpack. Inside the backpack was a lunch bag that contained approximately one pound of methamphetamine. The man, Juan Olvera-Alberto, of Yuma, was arrested and booked into Imperial County Jail on several charges including Transportation of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Controlled Substance for Sale.