(Meth Seized at Checkpoint)… .Border Patrol agents arrested a 27 year old woman.

The suspect drove up to the Highway 86 checkpoint Wednesday afternoon. A Border Patrol Canine detection team alerted to the vehicle. Agents sent the woman and the vehicle to the secondary inspection area. A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 34 packages hidden inside a compartment near the firewall of the engine. It was determined the packages contained almost 32 pounds of methamphetamine, with an estimated value of over $60,000. The woman, a US Citizen, The narcotics and the vehicle were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.