All Entries Tagged With: "San Diego"
Suspicious Big Rig Activity Tips Feds to Border Smuggling Tunnel
/ – N2N / – San Diego, Calif. – The San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovered a sophisticated 600-yard underground cross-border tunnel yesterday. Approximately 30 tons of marijuana seized in the U.S. and Mexico have been linked to the tunnel. The tunnel is described as a crawlspace-sized passageway, connecting an Otay Mesa warehouse in the [...]
Marijuana Worth $1.2 Million in Trailer, Truck Tires & Rail Cars
San Diego, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo port of entry intercepted three narcotic smuggling attempts on Monday. The first seizure occurred at about 11:30 a.m., when a CBP officer referred a 26-year-old Mexican citizen driving a 1991 Freightliner Tractor to the secondary examination [...]
23 Pounds of Methamphetamine Hidden in Speaker Box
San Clemente, Calif. — Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered 10 wrapped packages of methamphetamine inside a Nissan Frontier pick-up truck approximately one mile south of the I-5 checkpoint. At approximately 1 p.m., a 25-year-old male U.S citizen was arrested in connection with the seizure after agents encountered him with the Nissan parked on [...]
640 Pounds of Marijuana in Bobtail Truck’s Scrap Aluminum Cargo
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers foiled a suspected smuggler’s attempt to bring 680 pounds of marijuana through the Otay Mesa cargo facility. Officers discovered the marijuana, valued at nearly $340,000, hidden inside large sacks holding aluminum scrap cans. At around 1:10 p.m., July 12, CBP officers encountered [...]
400 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Big Rig’s Tires
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers continue to defeat drug smuggling attempts at the ports of entry along the California border with Mexico. Wednesday CBP officers uncovered nearly 400 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $200,000 from the tires of a tractor trailer attempting to enter the country. [...]
Marijuana & Meth Buried in Semi Trailer Load of Seashells
San Diego – / N2N / – Friday afternoon at about 12:10 p.m., a 42-year-old male Mexican citizen entered the Otay Mesa cargo facility driving a 2000 Freightliner tractor pulling a 1989 Wabash trailer with cargo manifested as dry sea shells. A CBP officer referred the conveyance to the secondary area for further investigation. Officers [...]
CBP Finds Ton of Marijuana Hidden in Banana Shipment
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo facility seized nearly a ton of marijuana Monday, hidden amongst a shipment of bananas. At about 2 p.m. February 1, a 40-year-old male Mexican truck driver applied to cross into the United States from Mexico driving a [...]
CBP Thwarts Wierd Smuggling Attempts
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at ports of entry along the California/Mexico border work each day to secure the nation’s border and stop illegal activity. While well known for seizing narcotics and stopping people from illegally entering the United States, these officers are also responsible for enforcing [...]
Border Patrol Chief Comments on Murder Trial
Washington – / N2N / – On behalf of the U.S Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar and I would like to thank the San Diego U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for their continuing efforts in investigating and prosecuting those responsible for Agent Rosas’ murder. Karen [...]
CBP Finds Marijuana Hidden in Stroller
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry today arrested a woman pushing a little girl in a stroller after they found marijuana hidden in the stroller. Early this morning at about 5:45 a.m., CBP officers encountered a 38-year-old woman pushing her 6-year-old [...]
Good Samaritans Rescue Illegal Aliens at Sea
San Diego – / N2N / – After a harrowing weekend rescue by a private vessel in Mexican waters, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials urge anyone considering attempting to cross into the United States illegally by boat to put their safety first and not place their lives in the hands of smugglers. “For smugglers, [...]
CBP Seizes Almost 1,600 Pounds of Marijuana in Cargo Shipment
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo facility discovered 1,584 pounds of marijuana valued at $960,000 in a tractor trailer after it entered the country from Mexico. Yesterday afternoon at about 12:30 p.m., a 35-year-old Rosarito man entered the cargo port driving a 1997 [...]
CBP Catches ‘Trusted Traveler’ with More than 100 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Speaker Box
San Diego – / – N2N – / U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro border crossing Tuesday caught a 19-year-old female enrolled in CBP’s “trusted traveler” program allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 100 pounds of marijuana into the United States. On Tuesday, October 20, at about 6:30 p.m. a 19-year-old [...]
