US Border Patrol San Diego Sector | The South Pasadenan
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Media Release | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Safeguarding Neighborhoods: In the relentless pursuit to stop illegal drug trafficking, CBP officers from the San Diego Field Office closed out July with effective enforcement interdiction operations, seizing more than 9,800 pounds of narcotics. These operations deal a major blow to the funding and coordination mechanisms of transnational criminal drug networks.
While ensuring strict enforcement of safety procedures, CBP officers seized 6,677 pounds of methamphetamine, 2,852 pounds of cocaine, 326 pounds of fentanyl, and 27 pounds of heroin, with an estimated street value exceeding $32 million dollars. The narcotics were intercepted in 132 separate incidents in a focused effort to combat drug trafficking and promote safer neighborhoods.
One major seizure that contributed to these numbers occurred on July 28, at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, where a commercial bus was referred to secondary inspection following a computer-generated alert. A Canine Enforcement Officer and assigned Human/Narcotics Detector Dog screened the bus and alerted officers to the gas tank area of the commercial bus. CBP officers conducted an inspection of the commercial bus and discovered a total of 149 packages of cocaine from inside a non-factory compartment located in the gas tank with a total weight of 487 pounds.
“Our success relies heavily on precision targeting,” said CBP Director of Field Operations for San Diego Sidney K. Aki. “These techniques allow us stay one step ahead and identify and disrupt criminal networks before they can do further harm to our communities.”
The San Diego Field Office continues to encourage the public to stay engaged and report any suspicious activity, Report Tips / Illegal Activity, as these combined efforts persist to dismantle narcotics operations and ensure safer neighborhoods for all.