Border Patrol agents assigned at the Blythe Station apprehended two U.S. citizens for allegedly smuggling illegal drugs worth almost $1 million. The suspects are residents of Yuma, Arizona, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The arrests occurred at around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Immigration Checkpoint on Highway 78. A border patrol canine detected a smell coming from the suspects’ Honda Accord, prompting agents to perform a secondary inspection.
During the search, agents say they discovered and seized 24 bundles of cocaine and heroine hidden in compartments inside the vehicle’s tires. The heroin weighed almost 40 pounds and was worth over $688,000. The cocaine weighed nearly 25 pounds, worth approximately $288,000.
CBP Officers Seized Illegal Drugs Worth $230K in Separate Incidents
In separate incidents last weekend, CBP officers at the Port of San Luiz, Arizona arrested two U.S. citizens and a Mexican national for attempting to smuggle illegal drugs valued at almost $230,000.
