$10 Million Worth of Drugs Busted by CBP in San Diego County, Found Hidden in Jalapeño paste
Authorities in the San Diego area revealed that a shipment of jalapeño paste included more than $10 million worth of cocaine and meth.
Officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility discovered a 28-year-old male operating a commercial tractor-trailer carrying a consignment of what appeared to be jalapeño paste, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
CBP agents discovered 349 suspicious parcels within the paste.
The CBP reports that they discovered over 500 pounds of cocaine and over 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine, with a combined street value of $10,430,000.
Rosa Hernandez, the port director of Otay Mesa, stated, “Our K-9 teams are an invaluable component of our counter-narcotics operations, providing a reliable and unequaled mobile detection capability.” “By implementing local operations under Operation Apollo and CBP’s Strategy to Combat Fentanyl and other Synthetic Drugs, we will continue to secure communities and stifle the growth of transnational criminal organizations, one seizure after another.”
Homeland Security Investigations received the driver to process him further.
The San Diego Field Office confiscated almost 14,000 items last month. This recent incident shed some light on how grave the issue of drug trafficking is and this issue needs prompt action from the authorities.
