Over 400 pounds of cocaine found in fuel tanks
by: Amber Coakley
Posted: May 22, 2024 / 03:59 PM CDT
Updated: May 22, 2024 / 03:59 PM CDT
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man driving a commercial tractor-trailer was handed over to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations Monday after a major drug bust in Otay Mesa, authorities said.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, officers encountered the 35-year-old man while he was applying for entry from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility. He had a valid border crossing card at the time.
The driver and tractor-trailer were referred for further examination. CBP said a K9 unit then alerted officers to the fuel tanks. A total of 160 packages were found inside the fuel tanks in what officials described as “a non-factory compartment.”
The contents of the packages were tested and officers determined it to be cocaine, collectively weighing 412.26 pounds.
https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/border-crime/over-400-pounds-of-cocaine-found-in-fuel-tanks/
