Border Patrol captures $3.5 million in fentanyl pills hauled on interstate
Border Patrol agents in California captured over $3.5 million worth of fentanyl pills Thursday in a vehicle stop and search on Interstate 15.
The incident occurred after gents with the San Diego Sector Border Patrol ordered the stop of a gray sedan being driven by a 24-year-old woman around Temecula, according to a release published by United States Customs and Border Protection.
A canine with Border Patrol alerted agents to the vehicle, identified as a sedan, and further inspection revealed at least 62 bundles of blue pills hidden in the vehicle's seats and door panels.
"Tests revealed that the bundles contained fentanyl," the release read. "The fentanyl pills weighed 81.4 pounds with an estimated street value of $3,692,000.00."
After the discovery, the car's driver and the fentanyl were handed over to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office’s Special Investigations Bureau, according to the release.
The sedan was also seized, and a further investigation is underway.
"Our agents are dedicated to keeping America safe," Chief Patrol Agent Patricia D. McGurk-Daniel said.
"We will continue to serve on the frontlines against fentanyl by disrupting and ultimately dismantling the drug trafficking organizations who profit in this poison."
