A thirty-five-year-old man Tried to cross the border from Mexico into California, USA, with his truckbut in the review by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Agents discovered more than 180 kilos of cocaine.
At first, agents did not find any unusual cargo in the tanks, but after a more thorough review They discovered a total of 160 packages full of drugswhich when analyzed by the laboratories gave a positive result for just over 180 kilos of cocaine.
CBP officers found more than 180 kilos of cocaine in the truck’s fuel tank.
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In the statement published on the official CBP website, Rosa E. Hernández, Port Director of the Otay Mesa Ports Area, referred to the work of the canine unit. “OFO Canine Teams’ Continued Success in Narcotics Detection Is a Team Effort. “We will continue to conduct operations, including Operation Apollo, while leveraging intelligence and investigative information to attack drug traffickers’ supply chains,” he said.
The destination of the drugs found in the truck in the United States
In the same document, CBP explains that Officers confiscated narcotics found in the truck’s gas tanksas the responsible driver and holder of the card valid for the border crossing was turned over to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation.
Likewise, the organization specifies that the seizure is the result of Operation Apollowhich began on October 26, 2023 in Southern California and expanded to Arizona on April 10, 2024, and has as its main objective to fight the crisis caused by fentanyl in the North American country.
The operation mentioned by CBP focuses on intelligence work and utilizes assets from federal, local, and tribal partners to leverage agent resources.
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