SAN CLEMENTE ---- Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 5 checkpoint arrested several suspected criminals and recovered thousands of dollars in stolen clothing and drug money in two unrelated stops this week, according to a Friday U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release. On Thursday evening, agents stopped a Dodge Caravan at the checkpoint and directed it to secondary inspection, the release says. Agents determined that its three occupants, a Mexican man and two Columbian woman, were in the country illegally. In the van, agents found several large trash bags stuffed with clothes that still had their price tags and security tags, the release says. One of the suspects allegedly admitted that they had stolen the clothes from a Macy's department store. The suspects and the clothes, worth about $15,900, were turned over to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. On Wednesday morning, Border Patrol agents just north of the checkpoint stopped a Nissan Altima going south, the release says. After talking to the driver, a Mexican man in the country legally, agents had a dog check the vehicle. The dog helped agents find a hidden compartment in the center console containing seven bundles of cash totaling $29,900, the release says, which appears to be connected to drugs sales. Agents turned the man and cash over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the release says.http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/10/...