YUMA – A man carrying fentanyl and heroin on his body was arrested by Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint on Friday.
On Friday evening, U.S. Border Patrol agents referred a shuttle van to the secondary inspection area where a drug detecting dog alerted to te smell of drugs.
Agents discovered a 19-year-old male carrying a package containing fentanyl pills and black tar heroin in his frontal groin area. The package contained 263 grams of fentanyl with an estimated street value of $7,800 and 277 grams of heroin with an estimated street value of $8,400.
The man was arrested on drug smuggling charges and the narcotics were seized.