Border Patrol Nabs Granny Who Was Allegedly Attempting to Smuggle More Than 200 Pounds of Meth

By The Blaze. Authorities arrested a 65-year-old woman and her 19-year-old granddaughter at the California-Mexico border on Sunday after reportedly trying to transport over 200 pounds of meth through the border and into the United States. . .

Authorities arrested the two women, who were driving a 2006 Dodge Durango, at Andrade Port of Entry near San Diego.

A release from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed that a canine team, which was roving through vehicle lanes at the port of entry, sniffed something suspicious at the vehicle’s passenger side door. Authorities stopped the vehicle and executed a search. The search uncovered 299 packages of methamphetamine, which weighed about 219 pounds. Drugs were recovered from the car’s roof, doors, and quarter panels.

The release said the monetary value of the meth was at least $416,000. (Read more from “Border Patrol Nabs Granny Who Was Allegedly Attempting to Smuggle More Than 200 Pounds of Meth” HERE)

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Border Patrol Agents Find 63 Illegal Aliens Inside Tractor Trailer

By KGNS.tv. Border Patrol agents find over five-dozen illegal immigrants inside a tractor-trailer during an alleged human smuggling attempt.

The discovery was made on January 21st when agents at the I-35 checkpoint encountered a white tractor-trailer at the primary inspection lane.

Agents referred the driver to secondary inspection after a canine alerted to the presence of concealed humans; however, the driver refused to stop and kept driving north. . .

Agents searched the trailer and found 63 illegal aliens believed to be from El Salvador, Brazil, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and China. (Read more from “Border Patrol Agents Find 63 Illegal Aliens Inside Tractor Trailer” HERE)

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