Driver, 39, caught with methamphetamine close to U.S./Mexico border: CBP

OTAY MESA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Greater than 200 packages of methamphetamine had been discovered hidden inside foam pedestals Thursday on the Otay Mesa Industrial Facility, in keeping with a launch from U.S. Customs and Border Safety (CBP).

On Thursday round 8:11 a.m., CBP officers approached a 39-year-old man driving a 2003 van carrying what seemed to be foam pedestals.

After scanning the automobile, officers noticed irregularities and a Okay-9 enforcement group was alerted to the presence of narcotics.

CBP officers stated upon additional examination, they discovered 218 packages containing methamphetamine hidden inside seven hollowed-out foam pedestals.

The packages, which weighed a complete of 457 kilos, had an estimated road worth of $730,800.

The motive force was detained and turned over to Homeland Safety Investigations. The van and packages of methamphetamine have been seized by CBP officers.

This seizure is a part of Operation Apollo, a joint regional operation between federal, state and native companies.