Narcotics seized in North County

SAN DIEGO – Border patrol agents intercepted two separate narcotics smuggling operations in the North County this week, confiscating almost 27 pounds of drugs and arresting four suspects, officials announced today, March 10.

The first bust was on Wednesday, March 8, at about 3:30 p.m., when agents stopped a Ford Fusion on Interstate 15 northbound, near the town of Rainbow, according to Agent Mark Endicott.

A K-9 led agents to uncover 12 bundles of narcotics located inside the vehicle's rocker panels. The bundles contained 9.8 pounds of cocaine and 8.34 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, Endico...