EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Federal officials are crediting Operation Apollo with another significant drug bust at the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said officers found more than $1 million worth of cocaine hidden within a flatbed tractor-trailer on Sept. 10 at the commercial crossing at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.
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The driver of the truck was only described as a 34-year-old man with a valid border crossing card holder.
During a secondary inspection, a drug-sniffing dog alerted officers to the tractor-trailer’s fifth wheel, where an X-ray revealed anomalies, CBP said.
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CBP officers said they found 65 packages containing 167 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $1.3 million.
Rosa E. Hernandez, the port director for the Area Port of Otay Mesa, said attempted smuggling was done “ingeniously.”