CBP Seizes $2.8M in Drugs at Otay Mesa Port

0:00U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers just made a huge bust at the Ote Mesa Port of Entry, seizing over 430 pounds of cocaine, and methamphetamine with a street value of $2.8 million. This went down in two back-to-back stops last week, stopping a ton of dangerous drugs from hitting our streets. On April 7th, they pulled over a 51-year-old Mexican National Driving, a Toyota Prius, for a deeper check. A K-9 team sniffed out 124 pounds of cocaine, worth about $2.4 million, hidden in the doors, backseat, and rear panels of the car. The very next day, April 8th, officers flagged a 21-year-old U.S. citizen in a Nissan Frontier pickup. Even though he was in the FastTrack Century program, scans and another dog alert revealed a secret compartment in the truck bed packed with more. Narcotics These hits show how CBP's tech and K-9 teams are locking down the border, as Ote Mesa Port Director Rosa Hernandez put it, keeping deadly drugs out, of communities and criminals

1:03from cashing in. Both drivers got hit with federal charges, their rides confiscated, proving once again that no one's slipping through these days. California News Today, Powered by AI Bringing You What Matters