SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 944 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed inside the fuel tank of a 2019 Kenworth T680 commercial tractor-trailer at the Otay Mesa Import Cargo Facility on Monday.
The driver, Oscar Alonzo Cesena Camacho, a Mexican citizen traveling on a business visa, was arrested and charged with importation of a controlled substance.
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According to a complaint, a CBP officer observed a white, crystalline substance atop the passenger-side fuel tank.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says further inspection of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 29 buckets-worth of liquid concealed in the passenger-side fuel tank of the vehicle, with a total approximate weight of 428.60 kilograms (944.90 lbs.).
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A sample of the substance contained within the fuel tank field tested positive for the characteristics of methamphetamine…