"Border Busts: Massive Drug Seizures and Arrests at US-Mexico Border"
TL;DR
A U.S. citizen was arrested while attempting to cross back into the United States from Mexico in a taxi, after authorities found nearly 10 pounds of fentanyl hidden in the vehicle. The estimated street value of the fentanyl was $130,000. The individual was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the investigation is ongoing. This seizure is part of Operation Apollo, a joint regional operation aimed at combating the threat from fentanyl and other illicit synthetic narcotics.
Topics:nationcrime#border-crossing#crime#drug-enforcement#fentanyl-smuggling#operation-apollo#us-citizen
- US citizen arrested crossing border back into America from Mexico in taxi with $130,000 of fentanyl ABC News
- California border patrol officers seize thousands of pounds of drugs this week UPI News
- San Diego CBP officers seize over $9 million in narcotics in one week Washington Examiner
- Over $9 million worth of drugs seized in two days at border Yahoo! Voices
- Feds: Sedan crossing border carried 75 pounds of fentanyl The San Diego Union-Tribune
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