By SDCN Editor
San Diego, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the San Diego Field Office seized more than $9 million worth of dangerous drugs at its ports of entry this year, federal authorities said.
From January 4 through January 22, nine significant seizures led CBP officers to extract 515 packages of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from travelers’ vehicles.
“This is truly an outstanding demonstration of our officer’s commitment to CBP’s mission,” stated Jennifer De La O, Customs and Border Protection Director of Field Operations in San Diego. “CBP is a world-class law enforcement agency, and our employees work tirelessly to keep legitimate travel and trade flowing while also securing the U.S. Border.”
CBP officers at the ports of entry utilized K-9 teams and imaging systems to locate illegal narcotics:
January 4 – 50 packages of cocaine, weighing 131.88 pounds, were seized from a male driver at the San Ysidro port of entry.
January 6 – Two packages of fentanyl powder, weighing 4.67 pounds, and 12 packages of fentanyl pills, weighing 17.46 pounds, were taken from a male driver at the San Ysidro port of entry.
January 8 – 96 packages of methamphetamine, weighing 110.38 pounds taken from a female driver at the San Ysidro port of entry.
On January 10 – 14 packages of cocaine weighing 38.09 pounds, two packages of fentanyl powder weighing 4.67 pounds, one package of blue fentanyl pills, weighing 2.51 pounds, and one package of heroin weighing 2.42 pounds, were seized from a male driver at the San Ysidro port of entry.
January 11 – 57 packages of cocaine, weighing 256 pounds, seized from a male driver at the Tecate port of entry commercial facility.
January 12 – 186 packages of methamphetamine, weighing 194.09 pounds, and nine blue fentanyl pills, weighing 0.0024 pounds, were taken from a female driver and a male passenger at the San Ysidro port of entry.
January 13 – CBP officers seized 39 packages of blue fentanyl pills, weighing 7.28 pounds, from a male driver at the Calexico west port of entry.
January 13 – 13 packages of blue fentanyl pills, weighing 29.93 pounds, and 11 packages of cocaine, weighing 28.17 pounds, seized from a male driver at the Andrade port of entry.
January 22 – 17 packages of fentanyl powder, weighing 43.43 pounds, seven packages of blue fentanyl pills, weighing 17.81 pounds, and seven packages of methamphetamine, weighing 7.84 pounds seized from a female driver and a male passenger at the San Ysidro port of entry.
Fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin have a combined estimated street value of $9.1 million.
All individuals were turned over to the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Homeland Security Investigations for further processing.
The narcotics and vehicles were seized by CBP officers from each of the respective ports of entry.
