Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $600,000 Worth of Methamphetamine

EYE ON SC, News Headlines | July 10, 2013 |
From Staff Reports
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man attempting to smuggle more than $600,000 worth of methamphetamine at the checkpoint near San Clemente along Interstate-5 Sunday.
Agents encountered at 30-year-old male driving a 1995 Saturn sedan, according to a release. The driver, a U.S. citizen, had a nervous demeanor, according to agents, and the man was referred for a secondary inspection. After questioning, the man allegedly admitted he was transporting narcotics. A Border Patrol K-9 team performed an inspection of the vehicle resulting in an alert to the trunk. Agents searched the trunk and discovered 18 bundles of methamphetamine. The bundles weighed 31.97 pounds and had an estimated street value of $639,400.
The man, drugs and vehicles were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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