El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seize 113 pounds of methamphetamine
Release Date Fri, 05/23/2025
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 27-year-old man, who is a United States citizen, suspected of smuggling 113 pounds of methamphetamine. The total street value of the drugs seized is an estimated $96,500.
A 27-year-old man was arrested for suspicion of drug-related offenses.
On Monday, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Indio Station agents conducted a vehicle stop on a black pickup truck pulling a trailer northbound on Highway 86 near Indio. A Border Patrol K-9 trained to detect concealed people and illegal drugs alerted to the vehicle and trailer.
During an initial search of the trailer, agents found a compartment containing a crystal-like substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine. The subject, vehicle, and trailer were transported to the Indio Station for further investigation. A subsequent search of the trailer revealed 36 packages of the crystal-like substance hidden in three compartments in the trailer’s floor.
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