54-year-old Mexican citizen was arrested this week in connection with a foiled drug smuggling attempt of cocaine that carried an estimated worth of more than $2.8 million

54-year-old Mexican citizen was arrested this week in connection with a foiled drug smuggling attempt of cocaine that carried an estimated worth of more than $2.8 million, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported today.

U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 8 checkpoint found the illegal narcotic Wednesday hidden in a makeshift compartment of a Ford F-250 pickup truck. A drug-sniffing dog alerted the agents to the vehicle, a press statement read.

The total weight of the packaged cocaine is about 88 pounds, according to the statement.