Whopping 2.8 Tons of Meth, Fentanyl Seized in California

'Largest meth drug smuggling seizure' along southwest border to date: CBP

San Diego border officers seized 2.8 tons of meth and fentanyl at Otay Mesa Commercial Facility, in California, on Aug. 5, 2021. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Tuesday announced the seizure of some 2.8 tons’ worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl powder in California.

Border Patrol officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility found the massive load on Aug. 5 in what the agency described as “the largest methamphetamine drug smuggling seizure along the southwest border, to date.”