YUMA – On Tuesday night, Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agents arrested two U.S. citizens after finding 41 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a spare tire in their vehicle at the Highway 95 immigration checkpoint.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, agents referred a Nissan Versa to the checkpoint’s secondary inspection area following a an alert from a drug-sniffing dog at approximately 11:30 p.m.
While searching the vehicle, agents believed a spare tire in the trunk was unusually heavy. Agents inspected the tire and discovered 40 cellophane-wrapped packages that contained methamphetamine inside.
The methamphetamine has an estimated value of more than $100,000.