U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry’s cargo facility seized over $5 million worth of marijuana on September 22, 2023 in Otay Mesa, California. The marijuana was concealed in a tractor trailer.
At 2:52 p.m., officers encountered a 46-year-old male Mexican citizen driving a tractor trailer truck with a shipment manifest for abrasive cutting wheels.
During initial inspection, a officer referred the driver and tractor trailer for further examination.In the examination area, the truck was screened with non intrusive inspection technology. The screening revealed anomalies that led officers to conduct a thorough inspection of the tractor’s commodities.Officers discovered and extracted 102 packages concealed within the shipment of abrasive cutting wheels. The packages were tested and identified as marijuana with a total weight of 2,573.38 pounds.
Officers seized the narcotics, while the driver was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for further processing. The estimated street value of the narcotics is $5,146,760.
