The US Border Patrol busted a 14-year-old on Monday night at a checkpoint outside San Diego for having three bundles of crystal meth strapped to his body.

A drug-sniffing dog alerted the officers to conduct a further inspection of the vehicle carrying three teens and an adult.

Besides the 3.35 pounds duct-taped under the Mexican national’s clothing, another 50.71 pounds were found in backpacks inside the car. Officials estimate the street value of the drugs at $102,000.

According to the Border Patrol, they arrested 71 teens in 2018 for smuggling drugs, an increasing tactic by the cartels.

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