Arizona man arrested at border with $1.4 million worth of meth in truck
Sep 18, 2020, 4:00 PM
(U.S. Customs and Border Protection Photo)
(U.S. Customs and Border Protection Photo)
PHOENIX — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested an Arizona man on Thursday after finding $1.4 million worth of methamphetamine in a “highly-modified” work truck, according to officials.
The incident occurred around 2 p.m. at the immigration checkpoint near Sasabe, Arizona.
Agents directed the work truck to a second inspection where several packages of suspected narcotics were found in a hidden compartment underneath the utilities of the vehicle, authorities said.
A Border Patrol canine also alerted agents to possible additional narcotics within the truck’s frame, authorities said.
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The vehicle was then towed to the Sasabe port of entry in order to safely inspect all of the truck’s “highly-modified areas” in addition to the suspected drugs.
Following the inspection, agents discovered over 600 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $1.4 million, officials said.
The vehicle, narcotics and 26-year-old Arizona man have been turned over to special agents from Homeland Security Investigations.
