Wellton agents catch two groups, more than 200 pounds meth
Wellton agents catch two groups, more than 200 pounds meth
Release Date: April 26, 2021
Seized methamphetamine.
YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station caught two different groups smuggling a total of 218 pounds of methamphetamine though the desert on Sunday.
At approximately 2:30 a.m., agents detected a group of five traversing through the desert south of Dateland, Arizona. Upon apprehending the group, agents discovered that three of their backpacks contained plastic containers with packaged methamphetamine. The methamphetamine weighed a total of 120 pounds and had an estimated street value of $216,000.