Overview
- Agents observed a person climb the border wall near Boulevard around midday Sunday before the individual entered a side-by-side UTV headed north on Jewel Valley Road.
- A vehicle stop was conducted, and a K-9 team alerted to the presence of narcotics during an exterior sniff of the UTV.
- A search uncovered 51 wrapped bundles concealed inside the spare tire that later tested as 52.36 pounds of methamphetamine.
- Authorities identified the driver as a U.S. citizen and the passenger as a Mexican national with a valid visa, according to CBP.
- The DEA took custody of both individuals, the seized narcotics, and the vehicle as the investigation remains ongoing.