Andrade CBP Officers Intercept Narcotics Worth Nearly $400,000

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Andrade, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Andrade, Calif. port of entry seized nearly $400,000 in cocaine and methamphetamine Tuesday and arrested one person in connection with the failed smuggling attempt.

The incident occurred at about 7 a.m. when a 1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager was referred to the secondary inspection area for an intensive examination after the primary officer noticed signs of nervousness displayed by the driver.

A human/narcotic detector dog alerted officers to the dashboard of the vehicle where they discovered 15 wrapped packages of cocaine co-mingled with four packages of methamphetamine. The total weight of the seized narcotics was 46 pounds, including about 40 pounds of cocaine worth about $320,000 and almost six pounds of methamphetamine valued at over $61,000.

The male driver, a 40-year old male Sonora resident, was placed under arrest and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for further disposition. The narcotics and vehicle were seized by CBP.