Wellton Station Border Patrol agents assigned to the I-8 Immigration Checkpoint seized drugs, a loaded handgun, ammunition, and a vehicle early this morning.
At approximately 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, a Border Patrol canine alerted to a white Volkswagen Jetta driven by a 27-year-old United States citizen. After a search of the vehicle, agents discovered four black packages, a loaded 9mm handgun, and 15 rounds of ammunition. The black packages tested positive as methamphetamine worth $16,500.
The driver, two passengers, contraband, and vehicle were processed and turned over to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Task Force for further processing.