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Border Patrol Seizes Record-Setting $13 Million in Heroin

Border Patrol officers discovered illegal narcotics hidden in a vehicle trying to enter the country at the San Diego border.
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Border Patrol Seizes Record-Setting $13 Million in Heroin
Customs and Border Protection agents check pedestrians as they exit Mexico into the customs area of the United States on the east side of the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on Nov. 19, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
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Federal customs agents arrested a Mexican national living legally in the United States after discovering a record-breaking 290 pounds of heroin worth over $13 million hidden in a car at the San Diego border, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Nov. 5.

Authorities said the illegal narcotics were discovered in several hiding places inside a car allegedly driven by the suspect, who was not named. The suspect was trying to re-enter the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, officials reported.

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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.