Officers find nearly 200 pounds of cocaine at Calexico Cargo Facility

Officers find nearly 200 pounds of cocaine at Calexico Cargo Facility

CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA) - Officers with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stopped a smuggling attempt at the Calexico East Port of Entry Commercial Facility. On September 17, officers referred a man driving a tractor-trailer to secondary inspection. The vehicle went through an x-ray inspection where a K9 alerted officers of 70 packages hidden within the trailer. The packages were tested positive for cocaine and weighed about 186 pounds. “This…

Truck driver's visa cancelled after officers find 185 pounds of cocaine hidden in metal beams of car hauler trailer

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested a truck driver and canceled his visa after finding a large amount of cocaine hidden within a car hauler at a Calexico, California, border crossing. Officials say that on September 17, 2025, “the male driver of a tractor-trailer, pulling a car hauler,” entered the Calexico East Port of Entry Commercial Facility. Caught slippin’!On 9/17 at the #CalEastPOE Cargo Facility, @cbp officers apprehended …