Border Patrol Seizes Nearly $10M in Cocaine During Traffic Stops at SoCal Checkpoint
A canine alert led agents to 550 vacuum-sealed packages hidden in two vans, and officials said the seizure could push the checkpoint toward a record year.
- On Oct. 25, 2026, U.S. Border Patrol agents seized over 1,435 pounds of cocaine valued at $9.8 million at the San Clemente Border Patrol checkpoint in California during back-to-back vehicle inspections.
- With illegal border entries at historic lows in the San Diego Sector, agents refocused resources to maintain a stronger Border Patrol presence along the I-5 corridor and keep checkpoints open longer.
- A canine alerted agents to two vans flagged three minutes apart, revealing 550 vacuum-sealed packages concealed in plastic bags. San Diego Sector Border Patrol Agent Erick Cortez said the discovery followed the positive canine alert.
- The Drug Enforcement Administration took custody of the two individuals arrested at the checkpoint and the seized narcotics, with both men facing federal prosecution.
- San Clemente Station Patrol Agent J.D. Scott stated the seizure puts the checkpoint on track for a record-breaking year in narcotics interdictions, as the San Diego Sector encountered about 2,400 pounds of cocaine last year.
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Nearly $10 million in cocaine seized at border patrol checkpoint
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the San Diego Sector seized more than 1,435 pounds of cocaine valued at $9.8 million during two vehicle inspections just three minutes apart at the San Clemente Border Patrol checkpoint, officials said this weekend. The seizure happened on Oct. 25, but was reported by
Border Patrol seizes nearly $10M in cocaine during traffic stops at SoCal checkpoint
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents seized over 1,435 pounds of cocaine valued at $9.8 million during two separate vehicle inspections at the San Clemente checkpoint last week.
Border patrol seizes nearly $10M in cocaine after driver attempts to reverse out of checkpoint
US Border Patrol agents seized nearly $10 million worth of cocaine during two vehicle inspections just three minutes apart at a Southern California checkpoint, authorities said.
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