DACA recipient arrested at Border Patrol checkpoint for smuggling meth

SALTON CITY, Calif. – - Border Patrol agents arrest Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient Tuesday morning at the HWY immigration checkpoint for allegedly smuggling meth.

According to a news release by the El Centro Sector Border Patrol, at around 11:24 a.m., a 22-year-old man approached the checkpoint in a grey Kia Optima. During inspection, a canine team alerted agents to the vehicle. Agents found 14 vacuum-sealed packages concealed inside of the vehicle's trunk.

The packages were examined and tested positive for the characteristics of methamphetamine. The combined weight of the packages totaled 17.14 pounds, with an estimated value of $34,284.

The man was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration along with the vehicle and narcotics for further investigation.

"Every drug seizure our agents make is an important step forward to secure our streets from dangerous narcotics and dangerous people," said Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez. "I commend our agents for the hard work and dedication in keeping our communities safe."

In the last fiscal year, El Centro Sector agents have seized more than 1646.91 pounds of methamphetamine, valued over $4.3 million.

https://www.kesq.com/news/crime/daca...meth/802667380

God dammit, stop smuggling shit in on DACA you shitheads.

I hope whatever they paid him was worth it, cause he lost out on the big prize.

Drug, crime, and right at the border.

You can't get a better material for Fox News to run against us.

Jesus...

This is a non issue, no one gives a shit anymore, it is all about the bigger political theater. We got cover from CNN and others...

$2000/lb?

That seems like a lot.. or a little.. I can't tell.

Prices vary throughout the United States. On the distribution level, it can range from $3,500 per pound in parts of California and Texas to $21,000 per pound in the southeastern and northeastern regions of the country. The retail price for methamphetamine ranges from $400 to $3,000 per ounce. One methamphetamine addict told authorities her habit started at $10-$25 a day and grew to $250 a day.

I've been wanting to visit Slab City for a long time but it's precisely for those checkpoints I haven't done so.

This is why we will never be legalized. DACA 4 ever

Wow I made the news

Not going to say anything since all nationalities have their bad apple but dang. This sucks