U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered 112 pounds of fentanyl concealed inside a vehicle at the Pine Valley, CA border checkpoint on May 18, 2023.
Agents patrolling the area conducted a vehicle stop on a 2003 SUV that was traveling on Interstate 8. During a brief investigation, an agency K-9 team alerted to the vehicle.
After the alert, agents transported the vehicle and driver to the Interstate 8 Border Patrol checkpoint in Pine Valley.At the checkpoint, agents searched the vehicle and discovered nine plastic wrapped packages concealed in its roof. The packages contained blue pills that tested positive for fentanyl.
The total weight of the narcotics was 112 pounds with an estimated street value of $1,536,000.The driver and vehicle were turned over to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department for prosecution, and the narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Between October 2022 and April 2023, the San Diego Border Patrol Sector has seized more than 920 pounds of cocaine, 1,263 pounds of methamphetamine, 67 pounds of heroin, and 866 pounds of fentanyl.
