Largest fentanyl find of fiscal year at Otay Mesa

OTAY MESA, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility found over 360 pounds of fentanyl and cocaine, according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).

CBP officers stopped a 44-year-old man driving a tractor-trailer with an empty flatbed on the morning of August 9. The man was then examined further, when a CBP K-9 team alerted officers to the flatbed trailer.

Officers found packages hidden inside a secret compartment within in the frame of the flatbed, where a total of 77 packages of cocaine and 50 packages of fentanyl powder were found.

The cocaine weighed 227.96 pounds and the fentanyl powder weighed 133.60 pounds.

"This record-setting seizure is a stark reminder of the ongoing battle against drug trafficking," said Port Director for the Area Ports of Otay Mesa Rosa Hernandez.