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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint and Highway 111 checkpoint arrested two men for smuggling narcotics on two separate events Tuesday, stated a Customs and Border Protection press release.
The first incident occurred Tuesday morning at approximately 11:30 a.m. when a 67-year-old man approached the checkpoint on Highway 86 in a white 1997 Chevrolet S-10 pickup.
At secondary inspection, Border Patrol agents further inspected the vehicle and discovered 22 packages hidden inside the gas tank. The substance within the packages tested positive for methamphetamine, stated the press release.
The total weight of the methamphetamine was 25.96 pounds and had an estimated street value of $90,877.
The man, a Mexican citizen, vehicle and narcotics were turned-over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.
The second incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at approximately 3:40 p.m. when a 51-year- old man approached the checkpoint on Highway 111 in a gray 2004 Saturn Ion. At secondary inspection, a Border Patrol detection canine team alerted to the passenger of the vehicle. Agents conducted a pat down to the passenger and discovered two packages strapped to the man’s upper thighs.
The substance of the packages tested positive for methamphetamine. The total weight of the methamphetamine was 2.23 pounds with an estimated street value of $7,805, stated the press release.
The man, a United States citizen, and narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.