Massive Drug Bust in San Diego Uncovers $10M Worth of Narcotics Hidden in Jalapeño Paste Shipment

K-9 units alert officers to suspicious cargo in tractor-trailer, leading to seizure of over 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine and 500 pounds of cocaine.

$10 million worth of methamphetamine and cocaine was found hidden in a shipment of jalapeño paste in San Diego.
The illicit cargo was discovered in a commercial tractor-trailer driven by a 28-year-old man with a valid border crossing card.
K-9 units alerted officers to the suspicious shipment, leading to the discovery of 349 packages containing over 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine and over 500 pounds of cocaine.
The driver was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for further processing, and the tractor-trailer was seized.
Customs and Border Protection officers have been ramping up security operations, seizing more than 14,000 pounds of narcotics at California’s land ports of entry in November alone.