Half-ton of liquid methamphetamine seized at border crossing

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found 944 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed inside the fuel tank of a 2019 Kenworth T680 commercial tractor-trailer at the Otay Mesa Import Cargo Facility on Monday.

U.S. authorities apprehended the driver, Oscar Alonzo Cesena Camacho, a Mexican citizen on a business visa, and charged him with controlled narcotic importation.

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According to a complaint, a CBP officer observed a white, crystalline substance on the passenger-side fuel tank.

According to the US Attorney’s Office, further inspection of the car revealed 29 buckets of liquid concealed in the vehicle’s passenger-side fuel tank, totaling about 428.60 kilograms (944.90 pounds).

A sample from the fuel tank field tested positive for methamphetamine characteristics.