(Narcotics seized 3 minutes apart)....It happened recently at the checkpoint near San Clemente.

The back to back incidents resulted in the combined seizure of over 1,435 pounds of cocaine. The narcotics were valued at $9.8 million. Both vehicles had been referred to secondary inspection due to the drivers suspicious behavior. One of the drivers attempted to reverse out of the checkpoint. A Border Patrol k-9 alerted to both vehicles. A search of the vehicles resulted in the discovery of 550 vacuum sealed packages concealed in black garbage bags. The Drug Enforcement Administration arrested both drivers and the seized cocaine, pending federal prosecution.