U.S. Border Patrol agents placed a 21-year old man under arrest at the Pine Valley border patrol checkpoint Sept. 5 for possession of crystal methamphetamine.
According to Border Patrol Press Officer Ralph DeSio, the man is a United States citizen but cannot be identified until he has been formally charged by the state of California.
A K-9 team alerted agents to the trunk of the car during secondary inspection, where it was discovered that the man had two hollowed-out battery jump starter packs in the trunk of a 2003 Honda Accord. Each pack appeared to contain two packages of crystal methamphetamine wrapped in plastic.
Further investigation and testing confirmed that the substance inside the battery packs was 11.24 pounds of methamphetamine with an approximate street value of $25,852.
The narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration and the vehicle was seized by the U.S. Border Patrol.
