Murrieta, Calif. —U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to San Diego Sector seized more than 51 pounds of suspected fentanyl during anti-smuggling operations along Interstate 15. Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations along Interstate 15 and encountered a northbound Honda CR-V that exited at Mission Road, turned around, and stopped on its own in the southbound lanes of Interstate 15. Agents approached the vehicle and during a consensual encounter, a U.S. Border Patrol K-9 alerted to the CR-V. Agents conducted a search and discovered a duffel bag containing 22 bundles of suspected narcotics in the backseat of the vehicle. The driver and suspected narcotics were transported to the Newton-Azrak Border Patrol Station for processing. The bundles had a combined weight of approximately 51.9 pounds. Preliminary testing indicated the presence of fentanyl. U.S. Border Patrol transferred the driver and suspected fentanyl to the Drug Enforcement Administration for criminal prosecut...
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