Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
Jack Beavers
Smuggling Seizures Soar at Border Crossings
22 days ago
User-posted content
July is proving to be a very busy month for U.S. Federal Agents at California border crossings. They are racking up an impressive number of drug, cash, and weapons seizures - all the result of "Operation Apollo", a counter-fentanyl effort that began earlier this year.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico Port Cargo Facility discovered 148.28 pounds of cocaine and 12.08 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in 56 packages within the frame of a tractor-trailer just last week .
148.28 pounds of cocaine and 12.08 pounds of methamphetamine were concealed in 56 packages in this "drug load."Photo byU.S. Customs & Border Protection
On the same day, at the Indio Border Patrol Station, officers found 450 pounds of liquid methamphetamine worth $540,000 that was hidden in the fuel tanks of a tractor-trailer.
A day later at the same Border Patrol Checkpoint, a K-9 detection team discovered 34 packages wrapped in brown cellophane containing 92 pounds of cocaine worth more than $1.04 million concealed in a hidden compartment in the ceiling of a SUV.
At the Calexico East Port of Entry, CBP Officers inspecting southbound vehicles discovered a spare tire aboard a pick-up truck was being used to smuggle undeclared cash into Mexico.
Spare tire concealing undeclared cash being smuggled from the U.S. into Mexico - likely bound for one of the cartels.Photo byU.S. Customs & Border Protection
CBP officers discovered a total of $756,980 in unreported currency hidden within the spare tire - which were likely profits from criminal enterprises in the U.S. en route back to one of the Mexican cartels.
Days earlier Border Patrol Agents from the Indio Station discovered a huge shipment of weapons and ammunition - also likely bound for a Mexican Cartel - during a vehicle stop on Interstate 10 at Chiriaco Summit concealed in two duffle bags, one in the vehicle’s trunk and one in the backseat.
In all, those duffel bags contained 28 rifles, one handgun, 30 high-capacity magazines, and 2,210 rounds of ammunition. Agents arrested the driver, a United States citizen, and turned the man, weapons, and vehicle over to a local law enforcement task force.
At the Otay Mesa Port of Entry a CBP K-9 team discovered 4.62 pounds of fentanyl powder, 7.71 pounds of black tar heroin, 2.46 pounds of brown powder heroin, and 2.11 pounds of cocaine concealed within the muffler of a vehicle. In all, the narcotics weighed in at almost 17 pounds.
CBP officers assigned to the Calexico East Commercial Facility intercepted a total of 515.74 pounds of methamphetamine concealed within wooden furniture cabinets found to contain false cabinet compartments.
CBP Officers found 49 packages of drugs hidden within that shipment. The estimated street value of the drugs is $928,000.00.
All of this - again - is the result of "Operation Apollo" a CBP-led operation focusing enforcement intelligence on trafficking networks in Southern California, including the routes used and their operational logistics.
Do you believe the border with Mexico is secure?
Share your opinion in the comments on this article!
For more stories like this "Follow Me" on the Newsbreak App and "Like" this article to stay up to date on immigration and border security issues regularly covered by Jack Beavers on Newsbreak like these:
Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.
Local California State
Most Popular
Comments / 0