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Yuma Sector Canine Detects Over 40 Pounds of Concealed Meth

Release Date
Wed, 02/10/2021

YUMA, Ariz. – A Yuma Sector Border Patrol canine sniffed out over 40 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in a vehicle at the immigration checkpoint on Interstate 8 Wednesday morning.

A CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to a concealed meth load on Weds. morning
A CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to a
concealed meth load on Weds. morning

Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector Canine Unit referred a Chevrolet Cruz to the checkpoint’s secondary inspection area at approximately 11:15 a.m. following a canine alert.

While in secondary, the canine alerted to the vehicle’s floorboard and firewall. A search of those areas revealed 40 packages of methamphetamine. The methamphetamine has an estimated street value of more than $73,000.

Agents arrested the driver, a 24-year-old male U.S. citizen from Yuma, and seized the methamphetamine and vehicle.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: Feb 10, 2021