A 42-year-old man is behind bars after Border Patrol agents discovered him in possession of narcotics at a self-storage facility in Chula Vista on Tuesday, officials said.
At about 6:20 p.m., agents spotted the man driving a Mercury Sable sedan, which was being targeted for possible illicit cross-border smuggling. The agents followed the driver to a storage facility on Main Street and observed the man unload items from the car into a storage unit.
Agents conducted a search after the man consented, and discovered several bundles of narcotics stashed inside the storage unit and in the vehicle’s trunk, spare tire, and rear quarter panels, officials said.
The seizure netted 68 pounds of cocaine, 25.39 pounds of marijuana, 23.67 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, and 0.68 pounds of brown heroin. The total estimated street value of the narcotics is $1,114,445.
The narcotics and vehicle were seized by the Border Patrol. The suspected smuggler was booked into the San Diego County Jail and is facing State narcotics charges.