Last week, Border Patrol agents teamed up with San Diego Sheriff’s deputies to track down a Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling near Carlsbad and carrying cocaine and methamphetamine inside its battery.
The Aug. 20 incident was the San Diego Sector’s fourth case this year involving narcotics being smuggled inside car batteries, according to the agency.
The agents seized 9.25 pounds of cocaine and 2.1 pounds of methamphetamine this time.
The first instance took place on April 14, where agents seized 32.8 pounds of fentanyl from inside a car battery. On July 24, agents discovered 4.85 pounds of fentanyl concealed the same way, and on July 28, they discovered 16.2 pounds of fentanyl and $1,000 inside another vehicle’s hood.
“As we continue to gain operational control of the southern border, smugglers are going to great lengths to push dangerous drugs into this country,” Acting Chief Patrol Agent Jeffrey D. Stalnaker said in a release. “But the Border Patrol is using every possible resource to dismantle the criminal networks that threaten American communities. I am deeply proud of the work our agents do every day.”
While specifics were not revealed, the San Diego Sector explained that they use K-9 detection units and battery examinations to investigate a suspected vehicle.
The San Diego Sector reported that, since October 2024, it has seized 10,696 pounds of methamphetamine, 2,751 pounds of cocaine, 521 pounds of fentanyl and 56 pounds of heroin.
Border Patrol Agents transported the smuggled narcotics and the driver of the Jeep Grand Cherokee to the Vista Sheriff’s Station for processing.
The agency urges anyone encountering suspicious activity to report it by calling 911 or the San Diego Sector at (619) 498-9900.
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