Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth at Checkpoint Published: 06 April 2021 Salton City, California - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a woman and two men attempting to smuggle methamphetamine through the immigration checkpoint Thursday morning. El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized approximately 2.39 pounds of methamphetamine. The incident occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m., when a white Kia Optima approached the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. Agents directed the vehicle to enter the secondary inspection area for further investigation. During their inspection, a Border Patrol K-9 detection team alerted to the vehicle. Agents discovered three packages of suspected narcotics inside of a backpack in the trunk of the vehicle. The contents of the packages tested positive for the characteristics of methamphetamine. Agents arrested the woman and two adult male passengers and held them for further processing.