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Border Patrol agents in Alamogordo find 3 pounds of cocaine hidden in truck’s battery

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Border Patrol agents found cocaine hidden a truck's battery
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October 9, 2020 4:17 PM
Published 9:35 PM

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – Border Patrol agents in Alamogordo discovered nearly three pounds of cocaine hidden in a pick-up truck’s battery during an inspection stop on Thursday.

According to the Border Patrol, a Ford F-150 truck approached the Alamogordo immigration checkpoint along U.S. Highway 54.

A canine alerted agents to the possible presence of narcotics in the vehicle.

During a further inspection by agents, they found a bundle inside the truck’s battery containing about three pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $80,000.

The driver, identified as a 31-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested and turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for criminal prosecution.

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