119 pounds of meth seized in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — CBP officials say that officers at the Ysleta international crossing seized 119.3 pounds of meth hidden inside of a car driven by a 32-year-old Mexican man.

The officers found the drugs just before 1 PM on April 11, 2015 when the man drove over the bridge and a scanner picked up anomalies in his car.

“A CBP drug-sniffing dog searched the car and provided a positive alert to the rear of the car,” a CBP spokesperson explained. “CBP officers searched the vehicle and located 110 colorful bundles in the spare tire compartment. The contents of the packages tested positive for methamphetamine.”…

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