Incautan en EE.UU. más de 10 millones de dólares en metanfetamina y cocaína ocultas en pasta de jalapeño / $10 million in meth and cocaine found in shipment of jalapeño paste

La droga se encontró en un tractocamión interceptado por agentes de la Patrulla de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza en la ciudad californiana de San Diego.

Los agentes de la Patrulla de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU. incautaron el pasado miércoles 1,4 toneladas de metanfetamina y 240 kilos de cocaína escondidos en un cargamento de pasta de jalapeño.

Según un comunicado de la agencia, los agentes interceptaron en la ciudad californiana de San Diego un tractocamión que llevaba un cargamento declarado como pasta de jalapeño.

El vehículo, el envío y el conductor fueron remitidos para un examen adicional en una zona de inspección secundaria. Allí, se escaneó el cargamento y se alertó a los agentes para que realizaran un control más exhaustivo del remolque del tractor, donde se hallaron 349 paquetes que contenían droga, cuyo valor estimado “en la calle” es de 10,4 millones de dólares.

El conductor del tractocamión fue entregado a Investigaciones de Seguridad Nacional para su posterior procesamiento, mientras que el vehículo y el cargamento fueron confiscados.

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$10 million in meth and cocaine found in shipment of jalapeño paste

by: Salvador Rivera – SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo facility discovered more than $10 million worth of methamphetamine and cocaine hidden in a shipment of jalapeño paste Wednesday morning.

According to CBP, officers encountered a 28-year-old male driving a commercial tractor-trailer claiming he was hauling barrels filled with jalapeño paste.

The driver, who had a valid border crossing, was referred to secondary inspection along with his rig and contents in the trailer.

A CBP K-9 unit screened the shipment and reportedly alerted officers.

Upon further examination, CBP officers discovered and extracted a total of 349 suspicious packages.

The contents of the packages were tested and identified as methamphetamine weighing more than 3,161 pounds along with more than 522 pounds of cocaine.

“Our K-9 teams are an invaluable component of our counternarcotics operations, providing a reliable and unequaled mobile detection capability,” said Rosa Hernandez, Otay Mesa Port Director. “By implementing local operations under Operation Apollo and CBP’s Strategy to Combat Fentanyl and other Synthetic Drugs, we will continue to secure communities and stifle the growth of transnational criminal organizations, one seizure after another.”

According to CBP, the seized narcotics, commercial tractor-trailer and the driver were turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for further processing. Visit the BorderReport.com homepage for the latest exclusive stories and breaking news about issues along the U.S.-Mexico border

The estimated street value of the narcotics is $10,430,145.

CBP says that during the month of November, its San Diego Field Office seized more than 14,000 pounds of illicit drugs.

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