EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Two Mexican nationals, both with a border crossing card, were arrested last week by Alamogordo Border Patrol agents at a checkpoint, after they found 27 bundles of methamphetamine hidden in a spare tire of their vehicle, a Border Patrol spokesperson said.
The BP spokesperson said that at 3:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Alamogordo Station assigned to the New Mexico Highway 54 checkpoint were conducting an immigration inspection when they encountered the vehicle.
Agents referred the vehicle for a secondary inspection, where a K9 alerted to the vehicle, the BP spokesperson said.
The BP spokesperson said agents then found 27 wrapped bundles hidden in the vehicle’s spare tire that tested positive for methamphetamine. The total weight of the narcotics was 26.89 pounds.
The two Mexican nationals were apprehended on the scene and are facing prosecution, the BP spokesperson said.
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