MURRIETA -- U.S. Border Patrol agents seized $34,000 Monday that they suspect was connected with the sale of illegal narcotics, officials said.

About 2:30 p.m., agents stopped a Toyota Previa minivan traveling north on Interstate 15 near Murrieta, according to a news release.

Driving the van was a 39-year-old Mexican man illegally traveling in the United States, the release states.

With the assistance of a California Highway Patrol officer and a search dog, a plastic grocery bag filled with the money was found in the van's glove compartment.

Agents said the money smelled of marijuana.

Agents seized the money and the van and processed the man for deportation, officials said.