Wednesday, February 22, 2006

"Nuff Said"......

SAN YSIDRO – A Wapato, Wash., man wanted on suspicion of homicide was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro border crossing Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Officials said border officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, which also encompasses the Otay Mesa border station, arrested more than 1,100 fugitives during the 2005 fiscal year, and more than 240 fugitives so far during the 2006 fiscal year, which started Oct. 1.

Nogales-$973,000 in heroin, coke, meth is seized.

The agents removed 34 packages of narcotics, including eight pounds of heroin, seven pounds of methamphetamine, and almost 70 pounds of cocaine. The vehicle was seized and the 43-year-old female driver from Pacoima, Calif., was arrested.