25 Pounds of Meth Seized on Christmas at Arizona Checkpoint near Border
28 Dec 2020
A Christmas Day inspection at a Yuma Sector Border Patrol interior immigration checkpoint led to the seizure of 25 pounds of methamphetamine. The drug seizure followed an alert from a Border Patrol K-9 at the Highway 78 immigration checkpoint.
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 78 immigration checkpoint on the afternoon of Christmas Day observed a Cadillac sedan approaching for inspection. During the initial interview, the agents identified the driver and two passengers as U.S. citizens from Oklahoma, according to Yuma Sector Border Patrol officials.
#PawsOnPatrol never take a day off…not even Christmas. #YumaSector K9 alerts to vehicle traveling through #USBP checkpoint on Friday and a search reveals 25 pounds of methamphetamine, a loaded pistol, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. #TheKnowsNose Bitly: https://t.co/QWqV8vZuo1pic.twitter.com/SFBddRfmon