Massive Meth And Fentanyl Bust Results In Record Breaking 8.9 Tons Of Drugs Being Seized
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in California just set a new record for a methamphetamine and fentanyl seizure.
- 17,584 pounds of meth and 388.93 pounds of fentanyl were confiscated at the Otay Mesa Commercial Port of Entry.
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According to a complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office – Southern District of California against a man named Carlos Martin Quintana-Arias, on November 18, 2021 at approximately 8:18 p.m., he applied for entry into the U.S. as the driver and sole occupant of a 2009 Kenworth Tractor pulling a 1996 Stoug trailer.
Big mistake.
That’s because the commercial trailer he was attempting to gain entry into the United States with at the Otay Mesa, California, Commercial Port of Entry just happened to be filled with a record breaking amount of drugs.
“Quintana-Arias’ manifest reflected the trailer contained automotive body parts. However, according to the Complaint, an X-Ray machine detected anomalies inside the trailer and a drug detection dog alerted to the rear door of the trailer,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a press release.
“Further inspection of the trailer’s contents revealed a few automotive body parts among 6,266 packages of drugs. Of the total drug packages, 6,106 packages contained a substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine; these packages together weighed approximately 7,976.2 kilograms (17,584.33 pounds). The other 160 packages contained a substance that field-tested positive for fentanyl and weighed approximately 176.42 kilograms (388.93 pounds).”
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed that both drug seizures were the largest in each drug category, for both this year and last year, in the entire United States.
“This is a staggering seizure that demonstrates the extent of our current fight against mass production of methamphetamine and fentanyl. But for the vigilance of our law enforcement partners, this record-breaking deluge of drugs would have caused incredible damage in our communities.” said Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman. “We commend our partner agencies for their tireless work and dedication to preventing these dangerous and deadly drugs from entering our country.”
“This record-breaking commercial seizure exemplifies the joint efforts of CBP and HSI employees, who work tirelessly each day to protect our Ports of Entry from the threats posed by drug cartels and other transnational criminal organizations,” said HSI San Diego Special Agent in Charge Chad Plantz. “Countless lives will be saved because of this historic seizure of methamphetamine and fentanyl, but make no mistake: drug cartels strive to exploit our borders to further their criminal enterprises every day. The HSI Border Enforcement Security Task Force and the San Diego Imperial Valley High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force, in collaboration with CBP, remain vigilant in the mission to disrupt and dismantle every level of the cartels.”
Quintana-Arias was charged with Importation of a Controlled Substance and now faces a maximum penalty of life in prison with a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison, and a fine of up to $10 million.
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