Border Patrol agents in the El Paso Sector brought a high-speed run to an abrupt halt Friday after a driver blew past the Highway 54 checkpoint, federal officials said. The stop ended with the driver in handcuffs and more than 416 pounds of marijuana off the road, one of several hefty drug seizures tied to smuggling routes cutting through the region in recent years.
High-speed run ends at Highway 54 checkpoint
According to KFOX14/CBS4, the driver tried to flee the Highway 54 checkpoint before Border Patrol agents in the El Paso Sector intercepted the vehicle. The checkpoint operation ended with the arrest of the driver and the seizure of more than 416 pounds of marijuana. Border Patrol officials told the station, “This event demonstrates our ongoing…..