Border Patrol agents intercept fentanyl pills, meth, and an illegal immigrant at checkpoint
Border Patrol agents find fentanyl pills, methamphetamine, and more in a truck at an I-8 checkpoint. (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
By Shelby Trahan | March 16, 2021 at 9:12 AM MST - Updated March 16 at 9:12 AM
YUMA, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Border Patrol agents pulled double duty after intercepting a truck containing $30,000 worth of fentanyl pills, personal use methamphetamine, and an illegal alien who had previously been deported.
Yuma Sector Canine Unit was called to the immigration checkpoint at Interstate 8 on Saturday, Mar. 13 for a secondary inspection of a Ford truck around 1 p.m.