Drugs

USBP Seizes More Than 100 Lbs. of Hard Narcotics

U.S. Border Patrol agents in North County San Diego arrested a man who had 54 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 49 pounds of cocaine inside his vehicle. Together, they have an estimated street value of $758,475.

U.S. Border Patrol agents in North County San Diego arrested a man on Thursday who had 54 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 49 pounds of cocaine inside his vehicle. The incident occurred when agents patrolling Interstate 15 conducted a vehicle stop on a suspicious 2015 Chevy Camaro near Vista, Calif. While questioning the 24-year-old driver, an agency K-9 alerted to the Camaro.

Searching the vehicle, agents located 68 bundles of cocaine and crystal meth hidden inside the vehicle’s quarter panels and cowling. The 50 bundles of crystal meth weighed 54.90 pounds and the 18 bundles of coke weighed 49.60 pounds.

The U.S. citizen driver and the narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation. The U.S. Border Patrol seized the vehicle.