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Tucson, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents yesterday stopped a narcotics load trying to get through the Interstate-19 checkpoint in Amado, Ariz. Border Patrol canine teams and new technology helped sniff out the contraband.

A Border Patrol canine alerted to a Honda SUV approaching the primary inspection area of the checkpoint, causing the vehicle to be referred for a more thorough inspection. Using new technology, agents discovered a hidden compartment in the floor board of the vehicle. Inside the compartment agents discovered 15 packages of methamphetamines and 13 packages of cocaine.

The methamphetamine weighed 17 pounds and has a street value of approximately $414,000. The cocaine weighed 31 pounds and has an approximate value of $993,600. The vehicle and male driver were taken into Border Patrol custody.

	After a canine alerted to the presence of drugs, Border Patrol agents in Arizona seized cocaine and methamphetamine worth $1.4 million from this vehicle.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.