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Yuma Border Patrol Canine Team Seizes 25 Pounds of Meth

Release Date
Mon, 08/03/2015

YUMA, Ariz. – A Yuma Sector Border Patrol canine team discovered and seized 25 pounds of methamphetamine, worth approximately $75,000, concealed in a vehicle attempting to travel through the Highway 95 checkpoint Sunday. 

The canine alerted to the drugs hidden within man-made compartments in the front and rear bumpers.  Agents arrested the driver, a 21-year-old female U.S. citizen, and processed the drugs and vehicle per Yuma Sector guidelines.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021