TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A couple is facing charges after being caught at an immigration checkpoint near Nogales with methamphetamine and cocaine.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents say a 31-year-old Sierra Vista woman and a 32-year-old Phoenix man were arrested Monday night along Interstate 19 for smuggling.
According to law enforcement, the couple was riding in a Chevy Malibu that was turned over for a secondary inspection by a Border Patrol canine.
The search led to the discovery of packages of meth under the woman’s clothing and cocaine in her purse.
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Agents say the drugs amounted to 450 grams with a street value of more than $25,000.
They seized the drugs and the vehicle.
Officials did not say where the suspects were being detained.