El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents stopped a car at the Highway 86 Checkpoint last week and found over 7 pounds of cocaine.

The incident occurred Wednesday evening at about 7:25 p.m. A car entered the checkpoint and after questioning, the driver agents checked the trunk of the vehicle. The inspection led to the discovery of slightly over 7 pounds of cocaine concealed in a grocery bag. The cocaine has a street value estimated at $78,000. The driver, a 25-year-old Mexican citizen. was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.