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Border Patrol Seizes Heroin at New Mexico Checkpoint

by Associated Press

   ALAMOGORDO, N.M. --

   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.