Methamphetamine and fentanyl was discovered Thursday night in a semitrailer that crossed from Mexico into the U.S.
Federal authorities made what they called one of the largest methamphetamine busts in U.S. history this week, finding more than 5,528 pounds of the drug inside a semitrailer that crossed from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego.
The driver, Carlos Gerardo Symonds Saavedra, was charged Friday with two federal felony counts of importing controlled substances into the U.S. Each count carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life imprisonment. According to a criminal complaint filed by federal prosecutors in Symonds Saavedra’s case, he drove the semitrailer through the Otay Mesa cargo entry lanes around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, presenting paperwork that stated he was hauling plastic parts.
Officers tested the contents of one of those packages and confirmed their suspicions, according to the complaint.
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