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Border Patrol finds over $420K worth of cocaine hidden inside vehicle near Indio

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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - Border Patrol agents found more than $420,000 worth of cocaine after a vehicle stop near Indio last month, the El Centro Sector reported Wednesday. Authorities said a K9 unit alerted Border Patrol agents to the vehicle following a traffic stop on February 5. A search of the vehicle uncovered 18 bundles of cocaine, weighing a little over 48 pounds, worth more than $420,000. Checks also revealed the driver’s prior narcotic …

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Nancy Prado - Immigration agents seized a shipment of cocaine after stopping a vehicle near Indio. With the help of a trained dog, they found 18 packages of the narcotic weighing 48 pounds, with a street value exceeding $420,000. It should be noted that the driver had a prior record related to narcotics. The post Cocaine Shipment Seized Near Indio appeared first on KION Central Coast.

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KESQ broke the news in on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
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