Border Patrol agents arrest man smuggling over $500,000 worth of cocaine in the car that he was traveling in with his wife and son.
The arrest took place on Thursday in San Clemente, California, when agents observed a suspicious vehicle traveling past them at around 85 MPH, weaving between lanes and around drivers, according toThe vehicle stopped at a shopping mall, where the driver walked about quickly with his wife, before being confronted by agents who asked for consent to search their vehicle.
Packages containing approximately 50 lbs of cocaine was seized by U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Clemente, Calif., Feb. 7, 2020. Packages containing approximately 50 lbs of cocaine was seized by U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Clemente, Calif., Feb. 7, 2020.As agents questioned the male driver of the vehicle, his wife took their infant son to a nearby mall, saying she needed to use the restroom. The pair did not return and were subsequently located around a quarter of a mile from the site of the arrest.
The driver, identified only as a 34-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested and turned over, along with the seized cocaine, to the Orange Country Drug Enforcement Administration office. The mother and infant were released. Though valued at a significant amount of money, the haul is relatively minor compared to some made in recent years. In March 2019, authorities in New York seized 3,200 pounds of cocaine in a shipping container, which had an
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