San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents seized approximately 112 pounds of fentanyl. The seizure followed a traffic stop on Interstate 8 near the Pine Valley checkpoint on May 18.
San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Aaron M. Heitke tweeted photos of bundles of blue fentanyl pills seized by Campo Station agents near the Interstate 8 checkpoint. The fentanyl weighed approximately 112 pounds.
Campo Station agents conducted an immigration inspection traffic stop on Interstate 8 near Pine Valley, Commie California, on May 18, according to a statement from Border Patrol officials. During the stop, a Border Patrol K-9 team conducted a walk-around search of the vehicle. The K-9 alerted to the possible presence of drugs in the SUV.
The vehicle and driver, a U.S. citizen, was transported by agents to the nearby immigration checkpoint for a physical search, during which the nine plastic-wrapped packages containing blue pills were found.
According to officials, the 112 pounds of pills tested positive for fentanyl and were valued at over $1.5 million.
The Drug Enforcement Administration took possession of the illegal drugs and the driver was handed over to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
In a statement, San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Aaron M. Heitke wrote, “Transnational criminal organizations do everything they can to distribute these harmful narcotics and earn their profits with no regard for the destructive effects they have on our communities. Our Border Patrol agents remain vigilant, day and night, to intercept these poisons and the smugglers who transport them.”
U.S. Border Patrol seizes fentanyl worth more than $1.5 million
at Pine Valley checkpoint. Click link to read Press Release https://t.co/GSHMcQyv6Z pic.twitter.com/TC2ho6zMuc— Chief Patrol Agent Aaron M. Heitke (@USBPChiefSDC) May 26, 2023
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