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Seizes $1.2 Million of Meth at Calexico Border

Release Date
Mon, 12/07/2020

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, this past Sunday, stopped an alleged smuggling attempt of 430 pounds of methamphetamine at the Calexico West Port of Entry. 

The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m., when a Human Narcotics Detector Dog alerted to the rear door of a Chevrolet Express waiting to make entry into the United States from Mexico.

meth
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers,
this past Sunday, stopped an alleged smuggling
attempt of 430 pounds of methamphetamine at
the Calexico West Port of Entry. 

CBP officers referred the vehicle and its driver, a U.S. citizen, to secondary inspection where an X-ray imaging system operator observed anomalies in the vehicle.  During further inspection, CBP officers removed 23 packages weighing approximately 430 pounds from the vehicle’s floor and spare tire.

The narcotics have an estimated street value of $1.2 million.

CBP officers seized the narcotics and the vehicle.

The driver was immediately arrested and turned over to special agents with Homeland Security Investigations for further disposition.

Criminal charges are merely allegations.  Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

CBP officers at the border crossings in Southern California routinely stop illegal activity, while processing millions of legitimate travelers into the United States.  Those statistics can be found here: CBP-enforcement-statistics

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021