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I-19 checkpoint bust nets cocaine

Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:08 PM MST
Border Patrol agents arrested a man at the Interstate 19 checkpoint Saturday who was driving a vehicle containing 24 pounds of cocaine valued at $176,000. A Border Patrol canine helped flag the car.

The drugs were discovered in a section of the vehicle’s firewall. The driver is a Mexican citizen with a border crosser card.



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