YUMA – Two U.S. citizens were arrested after Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents found over a pound of fentanyl pills in their vehicle when they attempted to pass through the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint.
On Thursday morning, agents sent a Chevrolet Malibu to the checkpoint’s secondary inspection area following a canine alert. Agents found two plastic bags full of fentanyl pills wrapped in a hospital gown and hidden under the front passenger seat.
The fentanyl pills, which weighed 1.276 pounds, were valued at $18,500.