Meth found when suspect parked in wrong lot

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A woman cleared for entry into the United States from Mexico was busted for smuggling 27 pounds of meth when she accidentally parked in the inspection lot.

Federal agents said Sylvia Mashiah, 33, was cleared to proceed from Tijuana to San Diego Monday night at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, but she "mistakenly drove the vehicle to the secondary lot where Customs and Border Protection Officers inspected the vehicle," a probable cause statement reads.

Mashiah's car was searched and agents said they discovered 27 pounds of meth in 17 packages hidden in the rear quarter panels of the Ford Focus.

Mashiah, of Los Angeles, was arrested on a charge of felony drug importation. She could face a minimum five years in jail if convicted.