( Over $3 million of cocaine hidden in a shipment of limes)....The narcotics were seized in Otay Mesa.

A 42 year old man recently drove a tractor/trailer rig into the CBP Commercial Facility. The rig was carrying a shipment manifested as Persian Limes. The driver had a valid border crossing card. He and the rig were sent to the secondary inspection area. A CBP k-9 unit alerted to the trailer. A search resulted in the discovery of 158 suspicious packages. The packages tested positive for cocaine and weighing 435 pounds. The estimated street value was set at over $3,355,000. The driver was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations. The Rig and narcotics were seized by the Customs and Border Protection