Tijuana Man Charged for Alleged Meth, Fentanyl Trafficking at Border

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection canine team checks automobiles for contraband in the line to enter the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Ysidro, Calif., on Oct. 2, 2019. Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images

SAN DIEGO—A Tijuana man who allegedly tried to drive into the United States with more than 2,200 pounds of meth and 53 pounds of fentanyl has been charged by San Diego federal prosecutors with drug trafficking offenses.

The discovery of drugs in a van allegedly driven by Andres Gonzales Soriano, 24, was described by the U.S. Attorney’s Office as “believed to be one of the largest methamphetamine seizures in San Diego County.”