US EditionDrug smuggling attempts increase near US-Mexico border using car batteries
Border Patrol seized over 60 pounds of fentanyl concealed in car batteries this year, highlighting a new smuggling tactic to evade detection.
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Smugglers turn to car batteries to hide drugs across the border
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector has discovered smugglers are hiding illicit drugs inside car batteries after intercepting multiple loads of narcotics concealed in this manner. One such haul was found on Aug. 20 when Border Patrol agents and San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies stopped a Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling north on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad, California. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protectio…
Suspected smugglers using car batteries to hide drugs, Border Patrol says
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The U.S. Border Patrol's San Diego Sector has seen more drug smuggling attempts involving car batteries, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The video above by Nexstar Media Wire explains what you need to know about fentanyl Battery concealment involves hiding drugs under the hood of a vehicle, CBP said in a news release Monday. Fiery crash on I-15 in Temecula kills 4, including teens On Aug. 20, Bor…
San Diego.- The Border Patrol Sector San Diego warned of an increase in drug trafficking cases using empty cart batteries, which are filled with drug packages. From April to date, the U.S. agency has made seizures of more than 60 pounds, equivalent to more than 27 kilograms, with this mode of transport. The most recent case was recorded last week, on Wednesday, August 20 when in a joint operation between the Border Patrol and the San Diego Sheri…
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