Border patrol brokers just lately arrested a person after discovering practically $300,000 price of methamphetamine and fentanyl tablets hidden in his automobile's floorboard.
Based on a press launch from Customs and Border Safety (CBP), the incident occurred final Friday, March 11, on the Freeway 86 immigration checkpoint in Salton Metropolis, California.
The current seizure comes as CBP brokers proceed to intercept illicit narcotics from people trying to enter the U.S. by the nation's totally different borders.
Whereas CBP brokers have been working on the immigration checkpoint, they encountered a 28-year-old male driver in a blue 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe at round 3:45 a.m. native time. The driving force was referred by a CBP agent for a secondary inspection whereas on the checkpoint, the press launch stated.
In the course of the secondary inspection, a Ok-9 group, which is skilled to scent narcotics, alerted CBP officers to the 28-year-old's automobile.
"Brokers inspected the inside of the automobile and found narcotics hid within the floorboard space," CBP stated within the press launch.
An additional inspection of the automobile's floorboard space uncovered 40 packages that contained "a white crystal-like substance." The substance later examined constructive for methamphetamine, CBP stated.
Moreover, CBP officers additionally discovered seven packages of tablets hidden within the floorboard space that later examined constructive for fentanyl. Based on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), "Fentanyl is a Schedule II managed substance that's just like morphine however about 100 occasions stronger." In managed areas, fentanyl is used as an artificial opioid that's used to deal with extreme and power ache.
Nevertheless, the DEA notes that "Two milligrams of fentanyl will be deadly relying on an individual's physique measurement, tolerance and previous utilization."
"Drug trafficking organizations usually distribute fentanyl by the kilogram. One kilogram of fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 folks," the DEA stated.
Based on CBP, the unidentified 28-year-old male driver was discovered to be in possession of 61.62 kilos of methamphetamine and 5.29 kilos of fentanyl capsule. Mixed, the packages had an estimated avenue worth of $299,670, CBP stated.
"The topic, automobile, and narcotics have been turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration," CBP stated within the press launch.
Over the previous a number of months, CBP officers have made comparable seizures, together with one final week, the place a brick of cocaine was discovered hidden inside a cookbook that was shipped within the mail.
In late February, CBP officers stationed in Texas intercepted a tractor trailer that was hiding greater than $18 million price of meth.
Newsweek reached out to CBP for additional remark however didn't obtain a response in time for publication.
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