(Woman arrested. Meth seized)…It happened Sunday.

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents were working the Highway 86 checkpoint north of Westmorland. A commercial bus entered the checkpoint at around 10:40 in the morning. It was sent to the secondary inspection area for a more detailed search. A canine team alerted to the passenger compartment of the bus. During the search, agents discovered 11 packages wrapped in tape, stored inside of a suitcase. A baggage claim ticket linked the suitcase to its owner, a female United States citizen. The packages contained methamphetamine and weighed 17.59 pounds, with an estimated street value of $58,053. The woman and narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.