El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes Ultra-Light Aircraft and $500,000 in Drugs

[U S Border Patrol]

Niland, Calif. - On Wednesday, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station seized an ultra-light aircraft loaded with 189 pounds of marijuana and over 12 pounds of methamphetamine one mile west of highway 111 near Niland. The incident took place at approximately 8:20 a. (more)

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