Pair of Women Caught with Meth and Heroin Inside Cooler's Lining

From the U.S. Border Patrol:

On Wednesday morning, agents at the San Clemente Station referred the driver of a 1998 Honda Accord for a secondary inspection. The 28-year-old female driver and her 26-year-old female passenger told agents they were headed to Chino to visit the driver’s boyfriend. A K-9 sniff of the Honda resulted in an alert.

Agents searched the car and found drugs inside the lining of a cooler that was behind the driver’s seat. The three packages of meth weighed 4.05 pounds and is valued at $40,500. The package of heroin weighed 2.74 pounds and is valued at $32,880.

The two women were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration and face Federal charges for the possession of a controlled substance. The vehicle was seized by the U.S. Border Patrol.

To prevent the illicit smuggling of humans, drugs, and other contraband, the U.S. Border Patrol maintains a high level of vigilance on corridors of egress away from our Nation’s borders. To report suspicious activity to the U.S. Border Patrol, contact San Diego Sector at (619) 498-9900.