By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 28-year-old man caught some heat with the US Customs and Border Protection in Southern California after officers say they found thousands of pounds of narcotics hidden in a jalapeño paste shipment.
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A hot find: Customs officers in California seize $10 million worth of meth and cocaine hidden in jalapeño paste
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Dogs sniff out $10 million worth of meth and cocaine hidden in jalapeño paste in San Diego
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 28-year-old man caught some heat with the US Customs and Border Protection in Southern California after officers say they found thousands of pounds of narcotics hidden in a jalapeño paste shipment.
Thousands of pounds of narcotics were removed from vats of jalapeño paste that entered the U.S. last week in the back of a commercial truck, border agents said.
Authorities found 349 packages, containing over 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine and over 500 pounds of cocaine, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
Hundreds of packages of hard narcotics, worth more than $10 million, were found in a shipment of jalapeño paste by the U.S.—Mexico border in San Diego last week, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
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