U.S. Border Patrol agents from the San Diego Sector halted a hefty load of liquid methamphetamine hidden inside a semitruck last Tuesday evening.
Totaling 761 pounds, this was the sector’s largest single methamphetamine seizure over the past two years.
Last Tuesday, at approximately 6:40 p.m., agents from the Newton-Azrak station pulled over a tractor-trailer traveling northbound on Interstate 215 in Murrieta. During the vehicle stop, agents requested for a K-9 unit to respond to the location. The K-9 arrived on scene and yielded a positive alert for the possible presence of concealed narcotics in the truck. Agents investigated and discovered anomalies in the fuel tanks and the fluid inside. Agents then transported the driver, the truck, and the presumed narcotics to the Border Patrol station for further investigation…