Border Patrol Finds Pounds Of Meth Strapped To Mexican Boy

JAMUL, CA — U.S. Border Patrol agents made a crystal meth arrest Monday evening after a checkpoint on State Route 94, according to a release from the agency. After agents found three bags of the drug strapped to the body of a 14-year-old boy, they arrested a 34-year-old U.S. citizen, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen and two Mexican teens, age 14 and 16.

According to the release, around 10:30 p.m., the car stopped at the checkpoint resulted in a K-9 signaling to agents there was something illicit. The agent sent the driver to secondary inspection.

That's where the four occupants were removed from the car. A pat-down revealed that the 14-year-old Mexican boy had bags strapped to his body around his waistline under his shirt, filled with what was later determined to be nearly four pounds of methamphetamine, the release says.

A K-9 went to the car to sniff it for a second time, resulting in an alert near the back, the release says. Agents found three backpacks with 49 plastic-wrapped packages, which were found to be filled with over 50 pounds of meth. In total, the 54 pounds of meth had an estimated street value of $102,000.

Agents arrested the man and all three boys. They were turned over to High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force.

The San Diego Sector of the Border Patrol has seized nearly 1,100 pounds of meth since Oct. 1, 2019, with an estimated street value of $2,088,100.