YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint stopped two drug smuggling attempts over the weekend.

In the first event Saturday morning, a Border Patrol canine assigned to the primary lane of the checkpoint alerted to an odor it was trained to detect originating from a blue Jeep Liberty. Upon further investigation, agents discovered 60 packages of methamphetamine and five packages of Fentanyl hidden in various parts of the vehicle. The vehicle’s occupant was also physically carrying heroin and drug paraphernalia. The seized methamphetamine weighed nearly 73 pounds with a total street value of more than $167,000. The five bundles of Fentanyl weighed more than 13 pounds.

The female driver, a 29-year-old United States citizen from El Centro, California, was arrested for transportation of a controlled substance.

In the second event Sunday afternoon, a Border Patrol canine working the primary inspection lane of the checkpoint positively alerted to an odor it was trained to detect emitting from a red Chrysler PT Cruiser. Agents referred the vehicle to the secondary inspection area and discovered 56 packages of methamphetamine in both rear quarter panels and inside the spare tire. The narcotics weighed nearly 61 pounds with an approximate street value of more than $139,000.

The male driver, a 22-year-old United States citizen, was arrested for transportation of a controlled substance.