US Customs and Border Protection officers in California say they stopped the attempted smuggling of fentanyl pills with an estimated street value of more than $2.5 million. The bust happened at the cargo facility at the Otay Mesa border crossing in San Diego after authorities noticed “anomalies” within a shipment of sinks, CBP said in a news release Thursday. “While screening the vehicle using a port imaging system, CBP officers discovered anomalies within the shipment,” the release says. Authorities inspected the shipment with a canine detection team and found about 858,000 blue pills were hidden in the two sinks, CBP said. US border protection officers have seized over 19,800 pounds of fentanyl so far in 2023, CBP data shows.

Source: CNN July 12, 2023 10:32 UTC