CBP seizes $21.1 million worth of fentanyl pills concealed within tractor-trailer carrying green beans
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said officers detained a tractor-trailer driver who attempted to smuggle more than 3.5 million fentanyl pills into California.
"On Monday, at approximately 7:21 p.m., CBP officers encountered a 48-year-old male driver of a tractor-trailer, with a shipment manifested as green beans. During the initial inspection, a CBP officer referred the driver and cargo load for an intensive agriculture inspection," the statement read.
It continued: "A non-intrusive inspection was utilized to conduct a full scan of the tractor-trailer. After examination, irregularities were observed and CBP officers requested a CBP human/narcotic detector dog, who alerted CBP officers to the presence of narcotics."
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