Almost 200 Pounds of Liquid Meth Seized by Border Officers in Southern California

A U.S. Border Patrol agent monitors from a vehicle a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall near Otay Mesa between San Diego and Tijuana in San Diego County, Calif., on Jan. 12, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

OTAY MESA, Calif.—Authorities seized nearly 200 pounds of liquid methamphetamine from the fuel tank of a tractor trailer attempting to enter the Otay Mesa cargo facility, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers said Saturday.

Around 8:40 p.m. on Aug. 7, a 25-year-old man was pulled over by CBP officers and was flagged for a second hands-on inspection, during which, officers noticed a liquid substance crystallizing in the fuel tank. The substance was tested and identified as liquid methamphetamine.