Shifty Eyes Raise Suspicions; Agents Find $870K in Cocaine

From the U.S. Border Patrol:

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate 5 checkpoint seized more than $870K in cocaine Thursday morning.

At approximately 10:45 a.m., Border Patrol agents performed an immigration inspection on the driver of a 2005 Buick Rendezvous SUV. Initially, the 23-year-old man avoided eye contact and would not respond to the agent when questioned about his citizenship.

When asked about his citizenship again, the man just handed a U.S. passport to the agent. The agent was suspicious that the man was an impostor and therefore referred him for a secondary inspection.

At the secondary inspection area, a K-9 sniff of the vehicle resulted in a positive alert. Agents searched the SUV and discovered a total of 24 bundles of cocaine concealed inside the rear bumper of the vehicle.

The cocaine weighed a total of 67.57 pounds and has an estimated street value of $878,410. The suspected smuggler and narcotics were taken into custody and subsequently turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The vehicle was seized by the U.S. Border Patrol.