Border agents seize $766,000 worth of crystal meth and pot near San Clemente

February 17, 2010 | 6:13 pm

Border Patrol agents seized $766,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine and marijuana during three separate stops on the 5 Freeway near San Clemente, authorities said Wednesday.

The first seizure was on Saturday, when two Mexican citizens in a Chrysler sedan were stopped at the San Clemente vehicle checkpoint. Agents found 36 pounds of crystal meth hidden in a false compartments in the car, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The drugs and two suspects, ages 26 and 38, were turned over the Drug Enforcement Agency.

In the second seizure, also on Saturday, agents found 126 pounds of marijuana hidden in a Jeep Cherokee. The drugs and the driver, a 26-year-old man who is a U.S. citizen, were turned over to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, the Homeland Security Department said.

On Monday, a 46-year-old woman was found with 16.5 ounces of crystal meth in her Toyota Corolla. The woman, a U.S. citizen, was turned over with the drugs to the DEA, the Homeland Security Department said.

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