Yolanda Yvette Ugarte is being held without bond at the El Paso County Detention facility on possession with intent to distribute charges.

Drug sniffing dog alerted officers to a 2002 Nissan Altima that 22-year-old Yolanda Yvette Ugarte was driving about 4:30 p.m. Monday. CBP officers found $5,000 in cash and five bundles containing 26.8 lbs. of cocaine in a compartment in the car's undercarriage, officials said.Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Ugarte, who is a U.S. citizen residing in Socorro. She is being held without bond at the El Paso County Detention facility on possession with intent to distribute charges.The child was turned over to a relative after the drugs were seized, CBP officials said.
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