<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=28TrhS_0vgOg7nI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=28TrhS_0vgOg7nI00" width="650" height="365" ><figcaption>US Customs and Border Protection welcome sign </figcaption></figure> U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have been keeping busy with two recent drug seizures netting them around $2.7 million worth of cocaine . First, CBP officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility in Calif. seized over a million dollars’ worth of cocaine in one bust. The seizure took place after CBP officers flagged a 34-year-old man driving a commercial tractor-trailer and empty flatbed applying for entry from Mexico into the United States. It was then that a CBP K9 unit inspected the semi and flatbed trailer and alerted officers to the presence of <a href="https://brobible.com/culture/article/federal-agents-seize-million-worth-meth/" rel="nofollow"> narcotics </a> . Using non-intrusive inspection technology to screen the truck, CBP officers were able to locate some anomalies in the fifth wheel area of the tractor-trailer. It was there that they discovered 65 packages of <a href="https://brobible.com/culture/article/border-agents-seize-cocaine-worth-6-million-boat/" rel="nofollow"> cocaine </a> weighing a total of 167.11 pounds with an estimated street value of $1.27 million. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Smugglers fall FLAT During a single enforcement action, <a href="https://twitter.com/CBP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> @CBP </a> officers at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OTM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> #OTM </a> Commercial Facility discovered &amp; seized 65 pkgs. containing cocaine, weighing a total of 167.11 lbs. with an est. street value of over a million dollars. Read more here: <a href="https://t.co/4FWZxKazlG" rel="nofollow"> https://t.co/4FWZxKazlG </a><a href="https://t.co/cFiPuLxr4E" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/cFiPuLxr4E </a> — Director of Field Operations Sidney Aki (@DFOSanDiegoCA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DFOSanDiegoCA/status/1836807230483575083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> September 19, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> Meanwhile, over in San Ysidro, Calif., CBP officers at that Port of Entry intercepted approximately 187 pounds of cocaine concealed within the rear cargo area of a commercial passenger bus. That seizure occurred after CBP officers referred a 51-year-old man driving an empty commercial passenger bus who was applying for admission into the United States from Mexico for secondary inspection. It was during that inspection that a non-intrusive scan revealed irregularities in the bus’s rear cargo hold area. A CBP K9 team also alerted the officers to the potential presence of <a href="https://brobible.com/culture/article/texas-border-agents-seize-cocaine-meth-heroin/" rel="nofollow"> narcotics </a> . Inside a non-factory compartment located in the side walls of the bus, CBP officers found 70 packages of <a href="https://brobible.com/culture/article/hurricane-million-cocaine-florida-beach/" rel="nofollow"> cocaine </a> weighing 187.92 pounds with a street value of approximately $1.43 million. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Wheels on the BUS stopped by CBP Officers! Last Friday, <a href="https://twitter.com/CBP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> @CBP </a> officers assigned to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SYS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> #SYS </a> POE found approximately 187 pounds of cocaine hidden in a non-factory compartment located in the rear cargo hold of a commercial passenger bus. Read more here: <a href="https://t.co/pc5VsDXsV7" rel="nofollow"> https://t.co/pc5VsDXsV7 </a><a href="https://t.co/fXTTgyJyOV" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/fXTTgyJyOV </a> — Director of Field Operations Sidney Aki (@DFOSanDiegoCA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DFOSanDiegoCA/status/1837237855925461076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> September 20, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> “Constant innovation is a cornerstone of CBP’s strategy to improve efficiency and security,” <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/busload-trouble-cbp-officers-seize-187-pounds-cocaine-hidden-within" rel="nofollow"> said </a> Mariza Marin, Port Director of the San Ysidro Port of Entry. “By leveraging technology as a resource multiplier, we optimize our productivity without comprising the highest level of security. 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Feds Seize $2.7 Million Worth Of Cocaine Concealed In Secret Compartments Of Bus And Semi

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have been keeping busy with two recent drug seizures netting them around $2.7 million worth of cocaine. First, CBP officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility in Calif. seized over a million dollars’ worth of cocaine in one bust. The seizure took place after CBP officers flagged a […]
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