Indian national found guilty in massive drug smuggling operation near the U.S.-Canadian border in Eastern Washington | News [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash. — An Indian national who was arrested by border patrol agents near the U.S.-Canadian border with nearly 200 pounds of illegal drugs may also face deportation.

31-year-old Jaskaran Singh of Gujarat, India was captured on Fourth of July Creek Road, a dirt road that dead ends in the area of Danville on April 29, 2023.

U.S. Border Patrol agents said they observed three people on tripped motion sensor cameras who crossed over the border into the United States, carrying backpacks and a suitcase.

Moments after the sensor trip, they said they saw a Honda Odyssey driving on the dirt road, away from the border.

Border patrol pulled the Odyssey, driven by Singh, over. 

During a search of the van, agents said they found the backpacks and suitcase. 

Inside the baggage, they found more than 173 pounds of MDMA pills, also known as “ecstasy.”

This is one of the largest MDMA seizures in Eastern Washington history, with a …