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Yuma Sector Checkpoint Agents Arrest Las Vegas Men Smuggling Nearly 11 Pounds of Meth

Release Date
Fri, 06/19/2020

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents from Blythe Station working at the immigration checkpoint on Highway 78 seized nearly 11 pounds of methamphetamine in an attempted drug smuggling event.

Agents seized 11 pounds of meth from a vehicle on Wednesday
Agents seized 11 pounds of meth from a vehicle
on Wednesday

Wednesday afternoon, a Border Patrol canine alerted to an odor it was trained to detect coming from a 2019 Cadillac XTS with two occupants. Agents conducted a secondary inspection of the vehicle and found nearly 11 pounds of methamphetamine inside a suitcase. The narcotics have an estimated street value of over $21,000.

The 31-year-old driver and 34-year-old passenger, both male U.S. citizens with residential addresses in Las Vegas, Nevada, were arrested for drug smuggling. The narcotics were seized.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021