{"id":247642,"date":"2025-09-23T01:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/247642\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T01:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:15:12","slug":"us-customs-officials-report-24m-in-narcotics-seized-last-month-in-san-diego-nbc-7-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/247642\/","title":{"rendered":"US Customs officials report $24M in narcotics seized last month in San Diego \u2013 NBC 7 San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in San Diego intercepted nearly 10,000 pounds of narcotics valued at about $24 million and hundreds of thousands of dollars in unreported cash last month, authorities announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The seizures included at least 155 separate incidents and more than $340,000 in unreported currency, according to the San Diego Field Office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These seizures highlight the vigilance and expertise of our CBP officers and canines,&#8221; Sidney Aki, Director of SD Field Operations said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every day, our personnel work diligently to protect our communities from the threats posed by narcotics and other contraband. Their efforts are a testament to our mission of securing the border and facilitating lawful trade and travel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CAX-load-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image shared by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Diego Field Office showing a drug seizure made in the month of Aug. 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The reported highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aug. 13, Calexico: CBP officers discovered 241 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside the gas tank of a commercial bus. Fifty-two packages were seized, and the driver was taken into custody pending trial.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 19, San Ysidro Port of Entry: Officers seized 25 packages of heroin weighing 58 pounds and 61 packages of methamphetamine weighing 62 pounds. The driver was arrested, and the drugs and vehicle were confiscated<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 27, Otay Mesa Commercial Facility: A 36-year-old man driving a tractor-trailer loaded with wooden furniture was arrested after officers found 1,352 pounds of methamphetamine concealed inside. His visa was canceled; and<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 28, Tecate Port of Entry: A 32-year-old driver was arrested after officers discovered 99 packages of methamphetamine weighing 556 pounds hidden inside barrels of jalape\u00f1o paste. His visa was canceled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;These seizures represent the tireless efforts of CBP personnel to disrupt illegal activity at the border and throughout the region,&#8221; the agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Teacate-load-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\"Image shared by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Diego Field Office showing a drug seizure made in the month of Aug. 2025 at the Tecate Port of Entry. \"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tCBP San Diego<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tCBP San Diego<\/p>\n<p>Image shared by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Diego Field Office showing a drug seizure made in the month of Aug. 2025 at the Tecate Port of Entry. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in San Diego intercepted nearly 10,000 pounds of narcotics valued at about&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":247643,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,2330,1582,276,3549,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,39478,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-247642","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-border-patrol","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-california","12":"tag-san-diego","13":"tag-sandiego","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-us-mexico-border","20":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115250969036272511","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}