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Border Patrol Seizes Meth Packages

Release Date
Fri, 07/17/2020
Metha Packages
The packages tested positive for methamphetamine,
with a combined weight of 21.49 pounds and
an estimated street value of $48,352

CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico Station seized packages filled with methamphetamine on Friday morning.  

The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 a.m., when Border Patrol agents responded to a citizen’s call of a suspicious package located east of Barbara Worth Road and north of East Correll Road.

Dufflebag
Agents located a black duffle bag wrapped
in saran wrap inside a drain approximately
a quarter mile east of Barbara Worth Road

Agents located a black duffle bag wrapped in saran wrap inside a drain approximately a quarter mile east of Barbara Worth Road.  Inside the duffle bag, agents discovered 22 wrapped packages containing a white crystal like substance.  Agents then transported the duffle bag and all of its contents to the Calexico Border Patrol Station for further processing.

At the station, the packages tested positive for methamphetamine, with a combined weight of 21.49 pounds and an estimated street value of $48,352.

The narcotic packages were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021