To Catch a Smuggler

HSI agents in Miami discover a shipment of fish found to contain 37 kilos of cocaine worth almost 2 million dollars. Meanwhile, San Diego CBP officers disrupt multiple human smuggling attempts at the San Ysidro border involving 8 individuals in 3 different vehicles. And CBP agriculture specialists in Atlanta search passengers to stop the spread of destructive invasive species stemming from prohibited food items.

AMO Puerto Rico sinks a marine smuggling operation and seizes over 900 kilos of cocaine worth more than $27 million. In San Diego, HSI shuts down a drug cartel’s tunnel that linked Tijuana to a warehouse in the U.S., while a CBP K9 sniffs out a mixed load of black tar heroin, fentanyl, and meth with a combined street value of $819,000. CBP Atlanta confiscates personal use narcotics from two travelers returning from overseas vacations.

HSI agents in Denver trace a shipment of MDMA to France, and work with local law enforcement to bust a dark web drug smuggling operation worth $8 million. Meanwhile, CBP officers in Miami and Fort Lauderdale inspect flights for undeclared gold and currency tied to illicit activity. In Arizona, CBP apprehends a body carrier of fentanyl pills, before discovering a frequent border crosser with $43,500 of fentanyl hidden in their car.

AMO agents in Puerto Rico and a marine unit in St. Thomas partner to capture a fleeing boat and recover the $2.5 million worth of cocaine the smugglers dumped overboard before being apprehended. Meanwhile, CBP officers in El Paso discover a car loaded with over $211,000 of meth after a fender bender in a primary lane. In Miami, CBP officers screen for individuals carrying illicit party drugs into the United States.