2003 Chevy Cavalier Hid $500K of Narcotics, Border Agents Say - Times of San Diego
A motorist trying to smuggle more than a half a million dollars worth of illegal drugs in her car was apprehended by federal agents at a routine East County U. S. Border Patrol checkpoint this weekend, authorities reported today. The 33-year-old Mexican citizen entered the Interstate 8 inspection facility in Pine Valley in a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier at 9:30 a. m. Sunday, according to Border Patrol public affairs. When the woman ignored a request to roll down her window for routine questioning, agents decided to look through her vehicle. Inside a non-factory compartment beneath the dashboard were nine bundles of heroin, weighing a combined 13. 85 pounds, and 30 packages of methamphetamine with a total weight of 24. 91 pounds. The estimated street value of the haul of drugs was $519,000. U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration personnel took custody of the woman, whose name was withheld. The Border Patrol seized her car. Source: timesofsandiego.com
