A Mexican citizen was turned over the sheriff’s deputies in Riverside after more than half a million dollars worth of narcotics was discovered, authorities said Thursday. San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents discovered the drugs in a 2012 Ford Focus during a vehicle stop near the Temecula Border Patrol checkpoint around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the agency. The…
A Mexican citizen was turned over the sheriff's deputies in Riverside after more than half a million dollars worth of narcotics was discovered, authorities said Thursday.
San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents discovered the drugs in a 2012 Ford Focus during a vehicle stop near the Temecula Border Patrol checkpoint around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the agency. The search yielded seven packages of heroin -- totaling 20.6 pounds with an estimated value of $280,500 -- and eight packages of fentanyl, also weighing 20 pounds and worth about $240,000.
The unidentified driver of the Ford Focus was arrested and turned over the Riverside County Sheriff's Office and the vehicle was seized by Border Patrol.
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