U.S. Border Patrol agents seized more than three pounds of methamphetamine Feb. 27, after it was discovered hidden inside the jacket of a 50-year-old female citizen of the United States at the I-5 checkpoint.

At approximately 9:45 a.m., a Concord shuttle van arrived to the I-5 Border Patrol checkpoint. The vehicle and its occupants were referred by agents to secondary inspection, where a Border Patrol K-9 team performed a cursory search of the vehicle which resulted in a positive alert. Agents instructed all occupants to disembark the shuttle.

While waiting for all occupants to exit the vehicle, a Border Patrol K-9 team alerted to a female passenger who had just stepped out of the van. An examination of the vehicle, the remaining occupants and their belongings yielded no illegal contraband, authorities said.

But a search of the female passenger’s belongings revealed two bundles of methamphetamine wrapped in cellophane and duct tape inside of her jacket, the Border Patrol said. The methamphetamine weighed nearly 4 pounds with an estimated street value of $70,000.

The suspected smuggler and narcotics were taken into custody and subsequently turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. No names were released.