Agents of Customs and Border Protection (CBP, for its acronym in English) managed to intercept a shipment of 3 million 520 thousand tablets of fentanyl that came hidden between boxes with green beans.
The discovery was made at the port of entry of Otay Mesa, Californiawhose value of this lethal drug in the streets of North America amounts to 21 thousand 120 million dollars (380 thousand 160 million pesos).
The customs agents determined to carry out a more rigorous agricultural inspection of the cargo of green beans, for which they instructed the driver to drive the truck to an area of “non-intrusive inspection” to perform a scan.
Observe irregularities after scanning
They observe irregularities after the scan. Photo: Special.
After carrying out the tests with the scanner, they noticed irregularities, for which reason they requested canine support specialized in the detection of narcotics.
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The dog alerted the CBP to the presence of an illegal substance, so they extracted a total of 308 packages hidden inside the vegetables.
They carry out tests and identify that it is fentanyl
They carry out tests and identify that it is fentanyl. Photo: Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times
A fraction of this cargo was analyzed at the same customs as part of the operation Blue Lotuswhich allows laboratories to be installed to test possible narcotics.
The result was positive and the illegal cargo had a total weight of 352 kilos, which was made available to the competent authority in the USA.
“This seizure provides information and shows how our officers are working together collaboratively to keep this dangerous drug off the streets,” said Rosa Hernandez, Otay Mesa cargo port director.
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