PINE VALLEY, Calif. (CNS) – U.S. Border Patrol agents seized nearly 130 pounds of fentanyl that was concealed in a flatbed trailer in Pine Valley, marking one of the agency’s largest fentanyl seizures to date in San Diego County, it was announced Thursday.
The seizure occurred Friday afternoon, when a pickup truck hauling an empty flatbed trailer was sent to secondary inspection at the Interstate 8 checkpoint, according to the agency.
After a Border Patrol K-9 alerted agents of suspected narcotics, a search was conducted and packages were found in the trailer’s frame. A total of 42 bundles were removed from aftermarket compartments, border officials said…