(Fentanyl was seized at the Andrade Port of Entry)....The seizure occurred last week.

Customs and Border Protection officers were conducting primary operations. They encountered a 46-year-old man driving a 1997 Ford Truck applying for admission into the United States. After a cursory inspection, officers referred the driver and truck to the secondary inspection area. Using non-intrusive scanning technology to conduct a comprehensive scan of the truck. Irregularities were found in the rear of the truck. A search of the area resulted in the discovery of a spare tire. Inside the tire, officers found 60 packages containing blue fentanyl pills. The packages weighed 71.29 pounds. The narcotics and truck were seized. The driver was turned over to the Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation.