Crime & Safety
126 Pounds of Meth Confiscated at Port of Entry
The two men were arrested and booked in San Diego.
Two young men entering the United States from Mexico through San Ysidro Port of Entry early today were arrested after federal agents allegedly found 126 pounds of liquid and crystallized methamphetamine inside the gas tank of the vehicle in which they were traveling, according to authorities.
The 22-year-old driver and his 19-year-old passenger, both U.S. citizens, pulled into the inspection and processing station in a 1972 Ford pickup truck at about 4:45 a.m., according to Customs and Border Protection officials.
While looking over the vehicle, a CBP officer opened the gas tank and noticed that the fuel appeared unusual, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Agents then removed the tank and found the illegal drug inside it, authorities said.
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The men were arrested and booked into Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown San Diego. Customs personnel seized the truck and the methamphetamine.
—City News Service
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