Eight bundles of cocaine were concealed inside a non-factory compartment in the rear bumper.Credits: CBP File
By: Kimberly Dvorak
Border Patrol agents east of San Diego stopped two separate drug smuggling efforts and seized more than $300,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamine headed for the streets of Southern California.
Yesterday, Border Patrol agents came across a female U.S. citizen driving a Plymouth Neon at the Pine Valley checkpoint. She arrived with a 22-year-old male Mexican national passenger and during the inspection process agents became suspicious of the occupants nervous behavior and directed them to a secondary inspection.
Once the K-9 team inspected the car, agents found illegal drugs in the rear of the car. Further examination lead Border Patrol agents to a non-factory compartment inside the car's rear bumper.
"Inside the compartment, agents discovered eight bundles of cocaine with a total weight of 22.05 pounds and an estimated street value of $220,500," according to a Customs and Border Patrol press release. "The suspected smugglers and drugs were taken into custody and subsequently turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration."
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