The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) impounded 25 packages of methamphetamine concealed in an ice chest of frozen fish last Sunday, according to a statement released Wednesday.
The CBP officers from the San Diego Field Office found the illicit drug packages during a secondary inspection of a car that a 34-year-old man was attempting to drive into the U.S. at about 8:39 p.m. via the Calexico West Port of Entry, according to the statement.
“CBP officers utilized the port’s imaging system to screen the vehicle and observed irregularities within an ice chest found in the vehicle’s trunk,” the CBP said, according to the statement. “A CBP K-9 team responded and alerted to the presence of narcotics.”
Tests showed the packages, collectively weighing 47.13 lb, contained methamphetamine, the statement revealed.
The CBP officers reportedly handed over the suspect to…
