By SDCN Editor Otay Mesa, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility seized a large number of narcotics concealed within a shipment of radishes on January 29.  CBP officers encountered a 23-year-old male driver of a tractor-trailer, with a shipment manifested for radishes. During the initial inspection, an […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry thwarted a significant smuggling attempt after discovering two live toucans wrapped in stockings hidden inside a traveler’s purse. The incident occurred around 4 p.m., on December 26, when a Customs and Border Protection officer encountered two travelers, […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry discovered over $2 million worth of cocaine hidden in a traveler’s vehicle. On January 4, at around 12:40 p.m., Border Protection officers encountered a 31-year-old man driving a Volkswagen to the U.S. through the San Ysidro port […]

By SDCN Editor San Ysidro, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials announced Wednesday the re-opening of the Pedestrian West facility at the San Ysidro port of entry on January 9, officials said. The port of entry will operate with limited hours of operation, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the U.S./Mexican border. “In […]

By San Diego County News San Diego, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility in San Diego on December 8 found over $3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of carrots. According to CBP, a 43-year-old truck driver applied for entry into the United States from Mexico. […]

By SDCN Staff Chula Vista, CA–A female motorcyclist was killed after she reportedly ran a red light at an intersection, and collided with a compact SUV on Saturday in Chula Vista, authorities said. The Chula Vista Police Department received several 911 calls from motorists of a traffic collision around 11:32 a.m. in the area of […]

By SDCN Staff National City, CA–The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation in partnership with the San Diego Padres, and the National School District Thursday donated 1,000 free turkeys to families living in National City.  The donation comes in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday as a way to give back to the community, organizers said.  […]

By SDCN Staff Chula Vista, CA–San Diego Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in a Chula Vista house party murder investigation.  On Saturday, around 12:46 a.m., the Chula Vista Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from a female saying someone had been stabbed and that […]

By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–A passenger was killed, and two others seriously injured following a vehicle collision early Wednesday morning on Interstate 805 and State Route 905 At around 3:15 a.m., a white BMW was traveling southbound on Interstate 805 transitioning to State Route 905 westbound. The 18-year-old female driver from San Diego lost […]

By Gina Yarbrough Chula Vista, CA–Chula Vista Police Department is asking for the public’s help in seeking the identity of a driver who shot and killed another driver at an intersection in Chula Vista on Wednesday, authorities said.  Chula Vista Police received a 9-1-1 call, just before 10 a.m., of a shooting that occurred near […]