CBP Seizes $300,000 in Fentanyl, Cocaine and Meth at 2 Border Ports
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
CBP Seizes $300,000 in Fentanyl, Cocaine and Meth at 2 Border Ports
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Summary
$300,000-plus in narcotics was seized Sunday after CBP officers stopped two vehicles at the San Ysidro and Calexico East ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border.
San Ysidro officers found six packages of fentanyl powder worth about $113,600 and 8.4 pounds of cocaine valued at roughly $161,600 after a scan flagged anomalies in a Honda Civic's firewall.
At Calexico East, about 100 miles away, officers uncovered 63 packets of methamphetamine in a Nissan Cube after imaging detected irregularities in the vehicle's flooring.
The seizures come even as illegal border crossings have fallen sharply, with encounters dropping from more than 144,000 in December 2024 to 10,000 in April.
CBP cast the busts as part of a broader southwest border crackdown that has also recently intercepted a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, migrants packed into a semi-truck and a smuggling boat near the Dominican Republic.