Agents Arrest Group, Seize 148 pounds of Meth in Remote Desert
Agents Arrest Group, Seize 148 pounds of Meth in Remote Desert
Release Date: February 16, 2021
YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton Station apprehended a group of illegal border crossers with backpacks full of methamphetamine in the remote desert southeast of Yuma.
Yuma Border Patrol agents arrested a group of illegal crossers transporting $266,000 of methamphetamine.
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, agents detected and subsequently apprehended a group of eight Mexican nationals in the desert several miles south of Interstate 8.
The group was found to be carrying four backpacks that contained 148 pounds of methamphetamine. The methamphetamine had an estimated street value of $266,000.
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