CBP seizes 47 lbs. of Crystal Methamphetamine in Calexico Port of Entry

ALFREDO AZCARATE VARELA
THE BAJA POST/EDITOR

Several packages containing methamphetamine, concealed inside a cooler, full of fish were discovered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents from the San Diego Field Office, Sunday evening in Calexico Border Port, according to a press release issued by the CBP.

According to a CBPhttps://www.cbp.gov/ press release it was 8:39 PM at the Calexico West Port of Entry when the agents saw a 34-year-old man driving a 2021 sedan in the SENTRI vehicle lane, after an initial inspection, they sent the driver and the vehicle for a more detailed examination, it was then that the methamphetamine packs was found.

The CBP agents discovered and removed 25 packages of methamphetamine from the cooler, the contents of the packages were analyzed and were identified as methamphetamine with a total weight of 47.13 pounds.

In the secondary inspection area, a non-intrusive inspection of the vehicle was carried out. Using the port of entry’s imaging system to scan the car and noticed something odd in a cooler in the car´s trunk so a CBP K-9 team was summoned and alerted to the presence of narcotics, and it turned out to be methamphetamine.

The driver was immediately taken under custody by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) section for further questioning and legal procedures while the narcotics and the vehicle were seized by CBP agents.

**Some of the packages containing crystal meth whixh were seized in Calexico´s Port of Entry**

«Drug traffickers go to great lengths to deceive our agents,» stated Director of the Calexico Port, Roque Caza. «I am proud of our highly trained agents who work tirelessly every day to combat these dangerous drugs that have taken so many lives.»

These seizures are the result of Operation Apollo, against fentanyl smuggling, which started in October 2023, in Southern California and expanded to Arizona on April 2024, it focuses on intelligence gathering and partnerships, using CBP field assets supplemented by federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners to bolster resources, increase collaboration, and target fentanyl smuggling in the United States.