(Narcotics and cash seized)…It happened Saturday morning

. El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents were working the Highway 86 checkpoint near Salton City. At just before 6 in the morning a black Acura Integra with two occupants pulled up to the checkpoint. A Border Patrol canine detection team alerted to the vehicle and it was sent to the secondary inspection area. During the secondary search, agents discovered a package inside of a backpack in the trunk of the vehicle. Another package was also found inside of a cosmetic bag with a stack of cash inside. The first package tested positive for methamphetamine, weighing a total of 3.92 pounds with an estimated value of $8,820. The cash totaled $1,400. The occupants of the vehicle, adult US citizens, the narcotics, the vehicle and the cash were all turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.