SAN DIEGO - San Diego Border Patrol agents successfully intercepted a drug smuggling attempt, seizing over 52 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a spare tire.

What we know:

On Sunday at 12:40 p.m., border patrol agents noticed a person climbing over the border wall, authorities said.

The individual then got into a side-by-side utility terrain vehicle (UTV) that was heading north on Jewel Valley Road. Agents stopped the UTV and identified the driver as a U.C. citizen and the passenger as a Mexican national with a valid visa.

During the stop, a K-9 team sniffed the outside of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of drugs.

A search of the UTV's spare tire revealed 51 cellophane-wrapped bundles.

The packages and the two individuals were taken to a nearby border patrol station

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