BOULEVARD, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- San Diego Sector Agents seized over 50 pounds of methamphetamine Sunday afternoon in an alleged drug smuggling attempt, according to a press release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

According to the report, agents uncovered 52.36 pounds of methamphetamine that was allegedly concealed within the spare tire of a side-by-side utility terrain vehicle (UTV).

At around noon on Sunday, agents reportedly saw a person climbing over the border wall near Boulevard, a rural high desert area along the Mexican border in southeastern San Diego County. According to the report, the person then got into a UTV and traveled north on Jewel Valley Road when agents conducted a vehicle stop.

The driver of the UTV was identified as a U.S. citizen, while the passenger wa

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