Backpacks with estimated $1.1 million worth of cocaine found in wooded area near US-Canada border

US Border Patrol agents in Washington seized more than $1.1 million worth of cocaine near the Canadian border last week.

Agents assigned to the Blaine Sector in Lynden, Washington found two black backpacks in a wooded area near the border. US Customs and Border Protection said in a press release on Monday.

Agents searched the backpacks and found 30 brick-like packages containing a white powdery substance inside. The substance was eventually tested and found to be cocaine—about 78 pounds of the drug.

“Thanks to the vigilance of Border Patrol agents in the Blaine Sector, these dangerous narcotics have been prevented from entering our communities,” Chief Patrol Agent Rosario “Pete” Vasquez said in the news release. “Our agents work tirelessly every day to protect this nation, and this seizure highlights that crucial commitment.”

The drugs were given to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

USA TODAY has reached out to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for more information on potential arrests or charges.

Cocaine is a schedule II drug or chemical substance that is highly susceptible to abuse, “which can lead to severe mental or physical dependence,” DEA said on his website.

“These drugs are also considered dangerous,” the DEA said.

Examples of other schedule II drugs are methadone, oxycodone (such as OxyContin or Percocet), fentanyl, morphine, opium, codeine, and hydrocodone. Diversion Control Division of the United States Department of Justice.

Saleen Martin is a reporter on the USA TODAY’s NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – 757. Follow her on Twitter at @SaleenMartin or email them at [email protected].

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