CBP: SAN DIEGO BORDER PATROL SEIZES 27 LBS OF METH, ARRESTS 16-YEAR-OLD NEAR SAN YSIDRO

Border Patrol agents in San Diego arrested a 16-year-old on Aug. 30 after surveillance spotted him near the border with two duffel bags. A K-9 team later found the bags filled with taped water bottles containing methamphetamine. Agents seized 26.89 pounds of meth, valued at over $32,000, and turned the juvenile and narcotics over to the DEA. CBP leaders condemned smugglers’ use of minors.