The guards found 129 pounds of drugs and arrested two people after the agents of the border patrol sector in El Centro noticed an ultralight airplane that flies over the boundary without the included lights. The aircraft fell to the North of Calexico, near the U.S. border and Mexico.
After he fled, agents found a landing spot two brown bags hidden in the bushes and metal cage and the bike. Agents claim that the bags were 60 packages of methamphetamine worth more than $1.4 million.
This is video footage of the ULA is making its way to the drop zone. Agents were in place to intercept. Thanks to the @CBPRGV Special Operations Detachment #SOD that assisted our #ElCentro Sector SOD & agents.#Is BorderSecurity #NationalSecurity pic.twitter.com/t22mG5eJNu
— CBP El Centro (@CBPElCentro) December 18, 2018
Agents also found two people who, in their opinion, were in the area to pick up the parcel and took them into custody.
«Ultralight aircraft pose a threat not only to legitimate air traffic at the border, but also to national security — said chief patrol agent Gloria I. Chavez. — These planes are capable of carrying small dangerous goods or dangerous people».
Ultralight aircraft typically represent single or twin aircraft that weigh no more than 254 pounds and can travel up to 63 miles per hour, according to the experimental aviation Association. In the US, pilots of ultralight aircraft license is required.
According to the guards, two detained persons were transferred to the Office of drug control for further investigations.
