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Border Patrol Seizes Heroin at New Mexico Checkpoint


FILE - This photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows packages of methamphetamine and heroin found in a car at the U.S.-Mexico border port of entry in Nogales, Ariz. Border Patrol agents seized more than $1 million in heroin Friday in New
FILE - This photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows packages of methamphetamine and heroin found in a car at the U.S.-Mexico border port of entry in Nogales, Ariz. Border Patrol agents seized more than $1 million in heroin Friday in New

The U.S. Border Patrol says its agents have seized more than $1 million in heroin at an immigration checkpoint in New Mexico.

The agency says authorities conducting an inspection at the checkpoint on New Mexico Highway 70 found the drugs Thursday in a black Honda that was being transported across the border on a tractor-trailer with other cars.

They say the Honda stood out because it was not in good condition, unlike the other vehicles. A canine also alerted agents to the vehicle.

In a statement, the Border Patrol said the heroin was wrapped in a bundle, along with a couple kilograms of cocaine.

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Fidel Baca said the driver would not be facing criminal prosecution in the case.

Additional details were not immediately available.

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