(Border Patrol involved in a short pursuit)....It happened recently at the Pine Valley Checkpoint.

A vehicle entered the checkpoint. It was sent to the secondary inspection area. Instead, the vehicle sped away. On Interstate 8. Border Patrol cased after the vehicle. The pursuit did not last long. The driver soon lost control of the vehicle, resulting in a single vehicle collision near East Willows Road. The driver and a passenger were treated for injuries and placed under arrest. In the vehicle, agents found 8 bundles wrapped in plastic. The packages tested positive for Fentanyl, and weighed just under 5 pounds. The case was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The Border Patrol seized the vehicle.