$238K worth of deadly fentanyl discovered stuffed in moped at California border crossing

A tiny scooter with nearly $250,000 in deadly fentanyl stashed under its seat was seized by US Customs agents in San Diego.

A 22-year-old Mexican man entering the United States on Aug. 3 caught the attention of Customs and Border Protection officials at San Ysidro Port after an imaging system showed a strange scan of his 2024 Revoo electric moped.

Authorities investigated the vehicle and called in a canine to sniff it to detect illegal drugs. Seven packages of white fentanyl powder weighing 16.53 pounds and worth a whopping $238,032 were eventually discovered under the two-wheeler’s rear seat.

CBP officers seized the fentanyl along with the moped, a GPS tracker and a cellphone. The man traveling with the two-wheeler was arrested at the San Ysidro Port and will face federal charges for importing narcotics illegally into the US. 

“Smugglers are employing innovative tactics to smuggle lethal drugs into the country,” San Ysidro Port Director Mariza Marin said in a statement. 

Marin added that despite the challenges, officers are “utilizing their training, canine resources, and nonintrusive technology to thwart these smuggling attempts.”

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