U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Senior Official Performing the Duties of Commissioner Troy A. Miller and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria speak on the agency’s strategy to counter fentanyl during a press conference at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, San Diego, CA., Oct 26, 2023. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is on the front line of the fight against the fentanyl epidemic. CBP leads the federal government's efforts to stop dangerous drugs like fentanyl, its precursors, and analogs from entering the country.
Federal and local authorities arrested two men in conjunction to a case involving a truck of marijuana with a street value of over $3 million. The arrests led to the discovery of a sophisticated smuggling tunnel crossing from Mexico into the U.S. near Naco Arizona.
