SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — U.S. Border Patrol agents seized over 160 pounds of narcotics last week during two traffic stops.
The first traffic stop occurred Tuesday on Interstate 5 north near the San Clemente Border Patrol Checkpoint, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release Monday.
Authorities pulled over the suspicious vehicle and found packages consistent with smuggled narcotics in an aftermarket compartment in the floorboard, according to border officials. Those bundles contained 55 cellophane-packages of cocaine, weighing 142.96 pounds and worth an estimated $1.1 million.
Another traffic stop happened Wednesday at the Interstate 15 Temecula Border Patrol Checkpoint.
During the inspection, authorities found a backpack containing eight bundles of fentanyl on the front passenger floorboard. The drugs weighed 18.51 pounds, with a street value worth of approximately $143,000.
Both drivers and drugs in both incidents were taken into custody. The first driver faces narcotics-related charges, while the second driver faces charges for transportation and possession of a controlled substance for sale.
