agents found 49 packages of cocaine, weighing 125 pounds. The agents say the narcotic was valued at $1.2 million

seizure occurred Wednesday at the Border Patrol checkpoint between Campo and Pine Valley. Border Patrol agents say when the Nissan Quest minivan entered the checkpoint on Interstate 8, the driver and passenger appeared nervous. The agents sent the vehicle to the secondary inspection area. The vehicle was searched by a k-9 team. In the door panels of the minivan, agents found 49 packages of cocaine, weighing 125 pounds. The agents say the narcotic was valued at $1.2 million. The driver and the passenger, identified only as a man and a woman, both 30 years of age and both Mexican nationals, were arrested. The suspects, the vehicle and the cocaine were all turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.