CBP Seizes $2.8M in Drugs at Otay Mesa

0:00U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers just made a massive bust at the Ote Mesa Port of Entry, seizing over 430 pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $2,800,000. This all went down in two separate stops last week, shutting down what could have been a huge flow of poison into our streets. On April 7th, they pulled over a 51-year-old Mexican national driving, a Toyota Prius for a deeper check. A CBP-K-9 team hit on the car, and officers found 124 pounds of cocaine worth about $2,400,000. Stash in the doors, backseat, and rear panels. The very next day, April 8th, it was a 21-year-old U.S. citizen in a Nissan Frontier, even though he was in the Secure Electronic Network, four travelers, Rapid Inspection Program, an imaging scan and another K-9 alert led to a hitting compartment in the truck bed loaded with the rest of the drugs.

1:00These quick back-to-back hits show how CBP mixes tech, dogs, and sharp instincts to keep narcotics out. Officials say it stopped dangerous criminals cold and save communities from more deadly supply hitting the market. Both drivers got arrested on federal charges, their rides confiscated. Proving once again, the border team's on-point keeping threats from crossing over. You've been listening to California News today, AI-powered local news.