The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Diego Field Office seized $7.8 million worth of drugs leading up to Memorial Day.
"Narcotics smuggling continues to be on the rise and our officers will relentlessly continue doing everything they can to keep our communities safe," said Sidney Aki, CBP Director of Field Office of Public Affairs Operations for San Diego."Remaining vigilant for something that looks out of place and keeping a keen eye for unusual travel patterns is what our officers are trained for and what they do best.
At the Calexico port of entry, they found 78 packages of fentanyl weighing 109.17 pounds inside a vehicle's rear quarter panels, doors, seats, and speaker box. On May 20, three packages of methamphetamine weighing 15.30 pounds were found in the undercarriage of a vehicle at the Calexico Port of Entry. The estimated street value was $100,600.
On the same day, 40 packages of fentanyl pills weighing 77.21 pounds were found and seized from a vehicle's rear doors and gas tank at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The street value is estimated at $2,101,200.
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