In all,
CBP Officers Seized more than $1.5 Million of Narcotics Last Weekend
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection officers working at the ports of entry
along the California border with Mexico over the weekend find
marijuana covered in jalapeño wrapping paper hidden in shipment of
actual jalapeño peppers and seize more than $1.5 million of
narcotics over weekend.
On Oct.
25, CBP officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry found marijuana
bundles hidden in a shipment of jalapeno peppers. At about 7 p.m. a
28-year-old male Mexican citizen entered the port of entry driving a
tractor pulling a trailer with cargo manifested as mixed produce.
The CBP officer referred the truck to secondary.
When
the conveyance arrived to the dock, a canine team roving the area
alerted to the trailer. CBP officers inspected the shipment
discovering packages wrapped with jalapeño pepper wrapping paper
comingled with real jalapeños.
CBP
officers extracted 100 large wrapped packages weighing 527 pounds,
with an estimated street value of $211,000.
CBP
officers discovered 527 pounds of marijuana wrapped in paper with
photos of jalapenos, hidden in a shipment of actual jalapenos.
From
Friday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Oct. 27, CBP officers intercepted
590 pounds of methamphetamine, 18 pounds of cocaine, five pounds of
heroin and 617 pounds of marijuana. CBP officers discovered the
narcotics hidden inside vehicles in various places such as the doors,
gas tank and strapped to their bodies.
CBP
officers seized all vehicles and narcotics. All narcotic related
subjects were turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for
further processing.
CBP
officers at the border crossings in Southern California routinely
stop illegal activity, while processing millions of legitimate
travelers into the United States.
Press
Release Provided by the US Border Patrol
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