CBP officers find nearly $3M worth of illegal drugs in two drug busts
CBP officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry seized more than 116 pounds of fentanyl and meth on April…
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Over $1M worth of cocaine found from trusted traveler at San Ysidro Port of Entry
CBP says officers stopped at 25-year-old in a Honda Civic that was attempting to cross into the…
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CBP San Diego Field Office seizes over $14 million in narcotics last month
According to a press release, CBP says the officers seized 4,484 pounds of methamphetamine, 1,138 pounds of cocaine, 382 pounds of fentanyl and 37…
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One person arrested during search for illegal drugs in Yuma home
On Tuesday, April 14, at about 6:52 a.m., the narcotics task force served a search warrant in the area of S. Virginia…
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CBP seizes over 900 pounds of liquid meth found in tractor-trailer’s fuel tank
According to a press release, it happened earlier this month when CBP officers encountered a 26-year-old man from Mexico driving a tractor-trailer,…
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Nearly 950 pounds of liquid methamphetamine seized
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers say they found 944 pounds of liquid meth concealed inside the fuel tank of commercial…
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader charged with narcoterrorism
Rene “La Rana” Arzate-Garcia was indicted in connection to the Sinaloa…
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Arizona changes fentanyl penalties in an effort to reduce overdoses
A new federal health report shows a sharp national decline in drug overdoses, but in Arizona, the trend is moving in the opposite…
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Drug paraphernalia found in vacant home in Calexico
CPD says the home was being inspected earlier this week when they found several squatters inside, along with drug paraphernalia and signs of narcotic…
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Alleged meth trafficker for Sinaloa Cartel extradited from Mexico
34-year-old Marco Antonio Lopez-Guerrero was extradited from Mexico in connection to the Sinaloa…
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CBP officers find $13M worth of heroin at San Ysidro Port of Entry
On October 22, 2025, at about 5:05 p.m., a man in a Chevrolet Silverado attempted to cross into the United States, when a K9 alerted officers of…
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Nearly 400 pounds of meth found at Andrade Port of Entry
Nearly 400 pounds of meth was found over three days at the Andrade Port of Entry, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
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Yuma man arrested for narcotics possession and confining elderly woman
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office says 41-year-old Vincent Maldonado was arrested and booked into the Yuma County Detention Center on several…
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Officers find nearly 200 pounds of cocaine at Calexico Cargo Facility
Officers with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stopped a smuggling attempt at the Calexico East Port of Entry Commercial…
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CBP officers find nearly 10k pounds of illegal drugs in August
In August 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Diego found nearly 10,000 pounds of illegal drugs. CBP reports 155 seizures with the…
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One person arrested in major drug bust in Yuma
According to the Yuma Police Department’s (YPD) Facebook post, it happened Thursday, September 11 at around 7:10 p.m. in the area of S. Avenue A and…
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol discover 176 pounds of meth at highway checkpoint
Two women from the U.S. were arrested in the Imperial Valley for smuggling over 170 pounds of…
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Border Patrol agents find over $17M worth of illegal drugs in May
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents found over 7,000 pounds of illegal drugs in May…
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FDA and CBP seize nearly two million units of illegal e-cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the seizure of nearly two million units of unauthorized e-cigarette products in Chicago, with…
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Border Patrol K-9 helps find over 100 pounds of meth near Indio
A man was arrested after being suspected of smuggling over 100 pounds of meth near Indio, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
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