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CBP Seizes 3,078 Pounds of Crystal Meth at Otay Mesa Port

The case shows how inspection technology with canine teams stops drugs hidden in commercial cargo.

Overview

  • CBP officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility seized 3,078.10 pounds of crystal meth hidden in a trailer declared as corrugated cardboard boxes.
  • Non-intrusive imaging flagged anomalies in the trailer’s front wall, which led officers to deploy a CBP canine that alerted to the same spot.
  • A physical inspection uncovered about 300 clear-wrapped packages that tested positive for methamphetamine.
  • CBP valued the narcotics at roughly $4.92–$5.0 million.
  • Otay Mesa Port Director Rosa Hernandez praised the officers’ vigilance, saying the stop kept dangerous drugs out of U.S. communities.