CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 886 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the fuel tank of an empty tractor-trailer at the Calexico Port of Entry Commercial Facility on October 22.
A U.S. citizen driving a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia applied for entry into the United States, and the truck was referred for secondary inspection. Officers noticed discoloration in the fuel tank. A sample of the liquid tested positive for methamphetamine. Officers removed 22 five-gallon buckets of the liquid from the tank.
“This seizure demonstrates the commitment of our CBP officers at the Calexico Commercial Facility,” said San Diego Director of Field Operations Sidney K. Aki. “Through the coordinated efforts of our intelligence teams and frontline officers, CBP intercepted more than 886 pounds of methamphetamine, before it could reach our communities.”
CBP announced the seizure on November 5. The agency did not say whether the driver was arrested or give a street value for the drugs.
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