Almost 200 kilos of liquid meth found in semi’s gas tank
U.S. Customs and Border Safety (CBP) officers just lately seized a considerable amount of unlawful medication from the gas tank of a semi truck at a California border crossing.
The drug seizure passed off round 8:40 p.m. on September 7 on the the Otay Mesa industrial facility.
CBP officers encountered a 25 12 months previous driver in a industrial automobile making use of for entry into the U.S.
The truck was referred for a better inspection.
In the course of the “hands-on” bodily inspection, officers seen {that a} liquid substance contained in the gas tank had began to crystalize. The substance examined constructive for liquid methamphetamine.
CBP offloaded the medication into six five-gallon buckets with a complete weight of 195.33 kilos.
The estimated avenue worth of the medication is $221,500.
The truck, trailer, and methamphetamine have been seized by CBP.
The motive force was handed over to Homeland Safety Investigations.
“This uncommon concealment methodology exhibits that drug traffickers will attempt something to get their product throughout our borders,” mentioned Rosa Hernandez, Port Director for the Otay Mesa port of entry. “I’m happy with the exceptional job our Otay Mesa CBP officers do daily, as a result of even on this excessive climate, they don’t decrease their guard in terms of defending our nation’s borders.”
