(Over $100,000 of meth seized)…It was found in 87 packages.
A Dodge Durango had entered the Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 111. A Border Patrol k-9 detection team alerted to the vehicle and it was sent to the secondary inspection area. During the inspection, agents discovered 87 packages hidden in the quarter panels on both the driver’s and passenger sides of the vehicle. The packages contained over 58 pounds of methamphetamine, with a street value of around $111,720. The 18 year old driver, a US Citizen, the narcotics and the vehicle were all turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.