(Woman arrested)…It happened Wednesday afternoon.

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents were working the Immigration Checkpoint on Highway 86. A blue SUV, driven by a 30 year old woman, entered the checkpoint. A Border Patrol canine detection team alerted to the vehicle, and it was sent to the secondary inspection area. During the search of the vehicle, agents found 75 packages hidden in the vehicle’s gas tank. The packages contained methamphetamine, weighing a total of 59.13 pounds, with an estimated value of $112,347. The woman, a US citizen, the narcotics and the vehicle were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.